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Matolu Mosque

Gilgit-BaltistanMosqueProtected
This mosque lies in the midst of a cluster of historic buildings in Matolu, Shigar. It consists of a main prayer hall, accessed through a verandah on its east, and is built with a timber framed cribbage and cator technique, with two cribbage columns on either side of the verandah. The various wooden elements of the mosque have been carved in with different patterns.
Record ID
8239
Province / territory
Gilgit-Baltistan
District
Shigar
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Mosque
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
35.50468, 75.60910 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Anonymous. (Miscellaneous). Built Heritage of Gilgit Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation. Unpublished.

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