Type: Monument - Mosque
Province: Gilgit-Baltistan
District: Shigar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: This mosque is located in the Sarfakhor settlement of the Churka village in Shigar valley. The materials used to construct this building include stone, timber, and adobe. It sits on a raised platform, built using a cribbage-and-cator technique with dry stone masonry. The mosques verandah is supported by two cribbage columns, one at each corner, and a water channel flows in front of the mosque.
Latitude: 35.469850000
Longitude: 75.702917000
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Published In: Unpublished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
