Sogha
Sogha is a village in Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan and has an elevation of 2,614 metres. Sogha is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kraming, as well as near Gonma Yar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Khaplu Palace and Chaqchan Mosque.
Khaplu Palace
Photo: Qammer Wazyr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khaplu Palace, locally known as Yabgo Khar, is an old fort and palace located in Khaplu, a city in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The palace, considered an architectural heritage site and a significant tourist attraction, was built in the mid-19th century to replace an earlier-dated fort located nearby. Khaplu Palace is situated 4 km south of Sogha.
Chaqchan Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Muh.Ashar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chaqchan Mosque is a Sufi Noorbakshia mosque, located in the city of Khaplu, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Dating from 1370, the mosque is one of the oldest in the region, from the time when the area's populace converted en masse from Tibetan Buddhism to Islam. Chaqchan Mosque is situated 3½ km south of Sogha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khaplu and Barah Valley.
Khaplu
Town
Photo: Sanaullah Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khaplu, also spelt Khapalu, is a city that serves as the administrative capital of the Ghanche District in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, within the disputed Kashmir region. Khaplu is situated 3 km southeast of Sogha.
Barah Valley
Village
The Barah Valley is a village in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Barah Valley is 100 km from Skardu in the east. The valley is located on the bank of Shyok river in the city of Khaplu, of Baltistan. Barah Valley is situated 3½ km west of Sogha.
Ghursay
Village
Ghursay is a village in district Ghanche, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. It lies about 25 km from district headquarter Khaplu. It was among the large settlements of Baltistan but river floods have reduced habitable areas. Ghursay is situated 9 km east of Sogha.
Sogha
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.18642° or 35° 11′ 11″ northLongitude
76.32538° or 76° 19′ 31″ eastElevation
2,614 metres (8,576 feet)Open location code
8J7R58PG+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 13295461390OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11088220
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