Heritage record
Chilas-VI
Gilgit-BaltistanRock ArtProtected
It is situated about 5 km west from Municipal barrier, just below the Karakoram Highway, also called Diva site due to the Giant human figure found here. The figure with splayed legs, large feet, extended arms, small head with radiating hairs (lines), Semi opened belt, (Buddhist period). Further down towards the river there are more boulders in the sandy plain at the last terrace. There have been used for carving- stupas, temples, and inscriptions of the later period.
- Record ID
- 8285
- 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 Unpublished.
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