Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Shigar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 16th Century CE
Description: This mosque lies in the midst of a cluster of historic buildings in Matolu, Shigar. It consists of a main prayer hall, accessed through a verandah on its east, and is built with a timber framed cribbage and cator technique, with two cribbage columns on either side of the verandah. The various wooden elements of the mosque have been carved in with different patterns.
Latitude: 35.504683000
Longitude: 75.609100000
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Published In: Unpublished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