Type: Archaeological Site - Rock Art
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Ghanche
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 9th-10th Century CE
Description: Frano is a historical village situated on the border with Indian held Nura valley. Before 1971 war between Pakistan and India, three villages namely Tiaqshi, Turtuk and Chulonkha were with Pakistan and parts of Khaplu Valley, which were reached after Frano Village. Here was found a wooden old mosque built by Amir Kabir Sayyed Ali Hanadani the first preacher of Islam in this region. His wooden Friday stick called locally Asa is preserved here now kept in the house of Molana Eshaq the Khateeb of the Friday sermon for security purpose. Along the road on our left back side of a shop a big boulder having beautiful carvings. Among the carvings three stupas, five ibexes and one circle was found. The elevation is 2765 m. Below in the pasture land a stone has two ibexes.
Latitude: 34.935911000
Longitude: 76.728922000
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.
