Chaqchan Mosque in Skardu Baltistan Pakistan

The Chaqchan Mosque :

 Chaqchan Mosque  is a 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, and dates from the time when the area’s populace converted  from Buddhism to Islam. The mosque’s design is heavily influenced by architecture from the Kashmir Valley, and was likely also built by Kashmiri craftsmen.

Brief history:

According to some sources the mosque was built by Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani. while other say on arrival of Sufi saint Syed Nurbakhsh from Kashmir to Baltistan, the local ruling Rajaaccepted Islam and commissioned the building of the mosque in 1370 CE. However, the dating of the latter theory contradicts historical source which suggests that the mosque was actually constructed more than two decade before the birth of Syed Nurbakhsh.