Heritage record
Chilas-IV
Gilgit-BaltistanRock ArtProtected
West ward from the check post after crossing the dry nala, a very rough surface on the upper terrace can be observed, strewn over with embedded boulders, where a few boulders have preserved few inscriptions but down on the lower sandy terrace several boulders lie scattered and continue about 1.5 km. This whole area has been termed Chilas IV. It is found full of carvings and inscriptions of late period. Near the river side found pre-historic rock carvings.
- Record ID
- 8283
- Province / territory
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- District
- Diamir
- Typology
- Archaeological Site
- Subtype
- Rock Art
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 35.43070, 74.09708 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Arif, Muhammad.. (2017). Archaeological Survey of Gilgit-Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation. Unpublished.
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