Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Ghanche
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: This Astana is situated 45 km away from the town of Khaplu, and on the most prominent location in the Tsino village. The Astana is bordered on its western side by many graves, and a Khanqah. The building itself is a low-height structure with a square plan, and consists of a traditional cribbage and cator technique, using local construction materials (stone, timber and mud). Notably, the mud plaster used here contains egg material (yolk and albumen). There is an opening on each side of the Astana, and a rotated square pattern on the ceiling that converges into a skylight.
Latitude: 35.203544991
Longitude: 76.504656492
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Published In: Unpublished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