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Field guide · Heritage
Baltistan Division
Shigar District · Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Khanqah-e-Mualla, Shigar
A grand wooden khanqah of 1614 in Shigar, its great prayer hall carried on six massive pillars beneath a tapering dome.
The Khanqah-e-Mualla at Tutkhor, on the left bank of the Shigar stream, was built by Sayyed Mir Yahya; the date 1023 AH (1614 CE) is carved above one of its doors. Its prayer hall, 15.4 metres square, rests on six massive pillars and is crowned by a drum with a tapering dome and finial. Two side wings hold six cells on each side on the ground floor and women's galleries above, a high veranda leads into the hall from the east, with small towers for the call to prayer at its corners, and fine balconies project from the western wall. It is famous across Gilgit-Baltistan for its carved woodwork.
Why go
- ✦Built in 1614 by Sayyed Mir Yahya
- ✦A prayer hall on six great pillars
- ✦Famous carved woodwork
How to Reach
At Tutkhor, Shigar, on the left bank of the Shigar stream, about an hour from Skardu.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, April to October.
Getting there, At Tutkhor, Shigar, on the left bank of the Shigar stream, about an hour from Skardu.
Allow, Half an hour.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Khanqah-e-Mualla, Shigar, within 5 km.
