Kargah Buddha
Kargah Buddha is an archaeological site located about 6 miles outside of Gilgit, Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan. It is a carved image of a large standing Buddha, some 50 ft high, in the cliff-face in Kargah Nala.Photo: Mountainsoil, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilgit.
Gilgit
Photo: Shah zaman baloch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gilgit is a mountain town in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. Travellers exploring the Pakistani Himalayas or en route to or from China are almost definitely going to spend at least one night here.
Kargah Buddha
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: rock relief in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Categories: rock relief, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.911° or 35° 54′ 40″ northLongitude
74.26182° or 74° 15′ 43″ eastOpen location code
8J7PW766+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 4361264361OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q18126603
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In Other Languages
From Central Bikol to Urdu—“Kargah Buddha” goes by many names.
- Central Bikol: “Buddha sa Kargah”
- German: “Kargah-Buddha”
- Italian: “Buddha di Kargah”
- Panjabi: “ਕਾਰਗਾਹ ਬੁਧ”
- Slovenian: “kargaški Buda”
- Tamil: “கர்க்க புத்தர்”
- Thai: “พระพุทธรูปการ์กา”
- Urdu: “کارگاہ بدھ”
- Urdu: “کارگہ بدھ”
Notable Places Nearby
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