Khaplu
E283788
Khaplu is a historic town in northern Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, known as a gateway to the Karakoram mountains and for its traditional Balti culture and architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khaplu canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Ghanche District ⓘ |
| agriculturalProducts |
apricots
ⓘ
barley ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| architectureStyle |
Tibetan-influenced Balti architecture
ⓘ
vernacular stone and timber houses ⓘ |
| climate | cold semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| distanceToSkardu | roughly 100 kilometers by road ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2600 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Balti people ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Balti-speaking area ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Chaqchan Mosque
ⓘ
Khaplu Palace ⓘ Sufi shrines and khanqahs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic settlement ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Central Asian trade routes
ⓘ
Tibetan culture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Balti architecture
ⓘ
Khaplu Palace ⓘ Sufi shrines ⓘ gateway to the Karakoram mountains ⓘ historic townscape ⓘ mosques ⓘ traditional Balti culture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ghanche District
ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Karakoram ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Indus River basin
ⓘ
Shyok River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | banks of the Shyok River ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Hushe Valley
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
surface form:
Karakoram peaks
Rakaposhi–Diran area ⓘ
surface form:
Masherbrum region
|
| partOf |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltistan
|
| primaryLanguage | Balti ⓘ |
| region |
northern Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Pakistan
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Noorbakhshia Sufi order
ⓘ
Shia Islam ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
mountain tourism ⓘ |
| transport | connected by road to Skardu ⓘ |
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