Khanaq-e-Mullah Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala

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Khanqah-e-Mualla Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala is the largest Khanqah built by mud and wood in the region of Gilgit Baltistan. It is located in Khaplu and was built by Mir Mukhtar Akhyar, 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. ()

Local name: خانقاہ معلیٰ نوربخشیہ خپلوEstablished: 1370 (654 years ago)Coordinates: 35°9'25"N, 76°20'43"E

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Northern AreasPakistan

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Nearby attractions include: Chaqchan Mosque, Khaplu.

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Mosque
Chaqchan Mosque
22 min walk • The Chaqchan Mosque is a mosque 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, and dates from the time when the area's populace converted en masse from Buddhism to Islam.
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Khaplu
12 min walk • Khaplu, also spelt Khapalu, is a city that serves as the administrative capital of the Ghanche District of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan.