Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Ghanche
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 14th-15th Century CE
Description: Daghoni is a village in Khaplu on the right bank of the Shyok River. This large Khanqah, built on a raised platform, is accessible from a road that runs adjacent to it. Its construction was initiated by Syed Ali Hamdani, 600 years ago, but was completed by Syed Mir Yahya Shigari. The Khanqah consists of a main prayer hall with a verandah on two sides, and is built with a traditional cribbage and cator technique, using timber, stone, and mud.
Latitude: 35.249700000
Longitude: 76.201817000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: History of Northern Areas of Pakistan: Up to 2000 A.D.
Published In: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore
Year of Publication: 2001
Bibliography/Reference: Dani, Ahmed Hassan
