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Khanqah-e-Moallah Palit

Gilgit-BaltistanTombProtected
This Khanqah-e-Moallah is 70 km away from the town of Khaplu. The only access to the site is provided by a traditional footbridge over the Saltoro Stream. The Khanqah is situated on a slope at the heart of the historic settlement of Palit. It has a square plan and a verandah on its eastern and northern sides. The buildings structural composition primarily consists of timber, stone, and concrete. In 2004, the community added reinforced concrete to the lower level of the Khanqah, and added more walls in order to increase its capacity.
Record ID
8202
Province / territory
Gilgit-Baltistan
District
Ghanche
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tomb
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
35.13840, 76.69860 — 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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