Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Gilgit
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 16th Century CE
Description: The Kuchey Masjid is located in Taisot, a beautiful valley of Gilgit-Baltistan with Bilchar village as its principal locality, in the vicinity of six thousand Bilchar Peaks in Gilgit District. The mosque is one of the oldest in the region, and dates from the time when the areas populace converted from Buddhism to Islam. As per locals and elders of Taisot/Haramosh, Kuchey Masjid was built by sons of Raaj and Rajam (Elders of Kuchey Family). It is the first Islamic Masjid in Bagrot and Haramosh Valleys as it was built by Kuchey Family in the 7th or 8th Century AH. The mosques construction style is similar to the Roman opus canticum, in which masonry walls that are suitable for the regions harsh winter season.
Latitude: 36.001368759
Longitude: 74.529991127
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Published In: Unpublished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
