Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Hunza
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th-19th Century CE
Description: The small beautiful mosque lies in a garden near the polo ground and is close to the Raja Hussain Khan`s Museum. The mosque is about 150 years old. It was built by Mir Muhammad Nazim Khan for the royal family and was later used as a place where the community gathered. The floral and geometric woodcarvings as well as the lattice work reflect the traditional artistically work in the region. The museum housed ethnological materials and a Gun that was said to have shot Col. Durand in the leg during the battle of Nilt (1891).
Latitude: 36.273333000
Longitude: 74.738167000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Built Heritage of Gilgit Baltistan by Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation
Published In: Unpublished
Year of Publication: Miscellaneous
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
