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Thaghas Khanqah and Astana

Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Ghanche
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: Thaghas is an old settlement in the area and home to three monuments. The large Khanqah is 350 years old, which is located in a prominent place in Thaghas, having a large prayer hall with huge wooden columns and meditation rooms lining the northern and southern sides and ornamented ceilings. On both sides above the cells, woman galleries are available. On southern side of the Khanqah, the Astanas / shrines of two great saints of Mir Arif and Mir Ishaq are located. The shrines are constructed with beautifully decorated windows with detail wooden screens.
Latitude: 35.217294825
Longitude: 76.463155242
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Tourism, Sports, Culture, Archaeology & Museum Department Gilgit-Baltistan
Published In: Miscellaneous
Year of Publication: Miscellaneous
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
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