Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Darel
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 20th Century CE
Description: The mosque is located in Gayal Valley, about 10 km from the Shatial Bridge in Darel. Parts of an earlier, now-extinct mosque (a few wooden pillars) in Lolo Kot, have been reused in constructing the Gayal mosque. Gayal Mosque has a rectangular prayer chamber, and its western wall has a semi-circular mihrab (niche), built into it and placed slightly to the north. To the east of the prayer chamber there lies a Hujra (guest room), which has a flat roof supported by four square-shaped wooden pillars. The verandah, supported by a line of wooden pillars, is located to the south of the Hujra and the prayer chamber. It is covered with wooden planks and lined with arched windows. A covered gallery lies to the east of the Hujra and the verandah, with a running water channel for ablutions and a toilet. This mosque was renovated in 1997.
Latitude: 35.593250000
Longitude: 74.578570000
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
