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Shigri Bala Astana

Gilgit-BaltistanTombProtected
This building is located on the left side of the main road leading into the last village of Hushe valley. It is surrounded by many graveyards - old and new. The Astana has a prominent Tibetan tower on its roof. To its south runs a stream, and a cluster settlement is situated to its northeast.
Record ID
8184
Province / territory
Gilgit-Baltistan
District
Ghanche
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tomb
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
35.26964, 76.21504 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Dani, Ahmed Hassan. (2001). History of Northern Areas of Pakistan: Up to 2000 A.D. Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore.

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