Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Ghanche
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 14th-15th Century CE
Description: This mosque is located in the Thaly valley, in a small village called Bardus. It is built on a raised platform, and is surrounded by the old settlement of the village. Traditional cribbage and cator techniques have been used in its construction while employing local materials including stone, timber and mud. Its lower level, the winter mosque, can be accessed from the verandah. The mosque includes a main prayer hall, with a double-sided verandah on its eastern and southern sides. The verandah is decorated with wooden arches and a wooden cornice on its roof.
Latitude: 35.319683000
Longitude: 76.150183000
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
