Chaqchan Mosque
mosque in Khaplu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Overview
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Chaqchan Mosque stands in the city of Khaplu in the Ghanche District of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan. Its Urdu name is usually rendered as "The Miraculous Mosque". It is described as a Sufi Noorbakhshia mosque and is counted among the oldest mosques of the region. Its architecture resembles that of mosques in the Kashmir Valley and combines Tibetan, Mughal and Persian styles.
History
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The mosque is dated to 1370. This places it in the period when the people of the area converted in large numbers from Tibetan Buddhism to Islam, which makes it an early witness to that transition in the region.
From Wikipedia
The Chaqchan Mosque (Urdu: مسجد چقچن, lit. 'The Miraculous Mosque') is a Sufi Noorbakshia mosque, located in the city of Khaplu, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Dating from 1370, the mosque is one of the oldest in the region, from the time when the area's populace converted en masse from Tibetan Buddhism to Islam. The mosque has architecture similar to that of mosques built in the Kashmir Valley. It features a blend of Tibetan, Mughal and Persian styles of architecture.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaqchan_Mosque
Wikipedia (fa): https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%DA%86%D9%82%DA%86%D9%86
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Chaqchan
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%DA%86%D9%82%DA%86%D9%86