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Balghar Rock Carvings

Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Ghanche
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 9th-10th Century CE
Description: These rock carvings reported by late Babu Noor Ali in 1900`s. The site is situated in west of the Balghar Chhogho Grong along the mountain. Here were found five carvings of beautiful stupas in Tibetan style. The elevation is 2524 m. All the carvings are carved on the mountain cliff near the mountain foot and well preserved.
Latitude: 35.234381000
Longitude: 76.186061000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Pak-German Archaeological Mission to the Northern Areas of the Heidelberg Academy for the Humanities and Sciences
Published In: Miscellaneous
Year of Publication: Miscellaneous
Bibliography/Reference: Hauptmann, H.
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