Khanqah-e-Mualla Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala
35°09′25″N 76°20′43″E / 35.15703°N 76.34522°E / 35.15703; 76.34522Architecture Type Mosque Style Tibetan, Iranian, Mughal Date established 1370 Construction cost 20 million Capacity 3000 within the adjoining grounds areas, Passes ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Machulu_baltistan.jpg/125px-Machulu_baltistan.jpg)
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Khanqah-e-Mualla Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala (Urdu: خانقاہ معلیٰ نوربخشیہ خپلو بالا) is the largest Khanqah[1] built by mud and wood in the region of Gilgit Baltistan. It is located in Khaplu and was built by Mir Mukhtar Akhyar,[2] a Sufi master of Nurbakshi Order around 400 years ago. It is one of the oldest mosques in the Baltistan region, and is one of the areas most famous landmarks and a major tourist attraction.
See also
- Khaplu Palace
- Chaqchan Mosque
- Khaplu
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Baltistan
- Karakoram Pass
- Gondogoro Pass
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- Skardu Valley
- Khaplu Valley
- Kharmang
- Shigar Valley
- Roundu Baltistan
- Gultari
- Chaqchan Mosque
- Khanqah-e-Mualla Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala
- Khaplu Palace
- Shigar Fort
- Skardu Fort
- Baltit Fort
- Amburiq Mosque
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