Khapalu Pain
Khapalu Pain is a locality in Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan and has an elevation of 2,525 metres. Khapalu Pain is situated nearby to the locality Hundili, as well as near the town Khaplu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khaplu and Ghursay.
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.
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 northeast of Khapalu Pain.
Khapalu Pain
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.1636° or 35° 9′ 49″ northLongitude
76.34762° or 76° 20′ 51″ eastElevation
2,525 metres (8,284 feet)Open location code
8J7R587X+C2GeoNames ID
11088222
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