City: Gilgit-Baltistan
Top Things to do in Gilgit-Baltistan
6 Sacred & Religious Sites in Gilgit-Baltistan That You Shouldn't Miss
Gilgit-Baltistan (Urdu: گلگت بلتستان), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is the northernmost administrative territory in Pakistan. It borders Azad Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang region of China, to the east and northeast, and the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast. According to UNSC Resolution of 1947 the territory is part of the disputed Kashmir region along with Azad Kashmir, Aksai Chin, the Shaksgam Valley, and Jammu, Ladakh, and the Valley of Kashmir.
Restaurants in Gilgit-Baltistan
1. Khilingrong Mosque
2. Manthal Buddha Rock
3. Amburiq Mosque
4. Chaqchan Mosque
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Initial name of the Chaqchan was "Ju-Khang" that was calls by the Bonpos. This name was changed into hLa-khang, when the entire population with their kings embraced into Buddhists faith. During 7th Century this monastery was reconstructed and changed into a Jami-Masjid, when the Noorbakhshi Sufi Muslim priest Mir Syed Ali Hamadani entered into Baltistan and introduced Islam.
5. Kargah Buddha
6. Astana of Syed Mir Muhammad
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