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Khaplu
ཁ་པུ་ལུ། (Balti) | |
|---|---|
    Clockwise from the top: Khaplu Palace, Machulu Village, Bridge over Shyok River and Chaqchan Mosque. | |
| Nickname: Shyok valley | |
  Khaplu Location in Pakistan  Khaplu Khaplu (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 35°10′N 76°20′E / 35.167°N 76.333°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Autonomous territory |  Gilgit Baltistan |
| Baltistan division | Ghanche |
| Elevation | 8,500 ft (2,600 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 175,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (GMT+6) |
| Website | Khaplu Valley, Skardu |
Khaplu (ཁ་པུ་ལུ།) is a city in northeastern Pakistan. It is the administrative capital of Ghanche District in Baltistan. The city is 103 km east of Skardu. It was the capital of the second-largest kingdom in Baltistan under the Yabgo dynasty. Khaplu served as a key point on the trade route to Ladakh and East Tukestan along the Shyok River. The city is a starting point for treks into the Hushe valley, leading to Masherbrum, K6, K7, and Chogolisa peaks.[1][2][3]
Khaplu is an ancient city and has many historic monuments and sites like the 700-year-old Chaqchan mosque and Khilingrong mosque, founded by Ameer Kabeer Syed Ali Hamadani, along with other tourist sites like Ehlie broq, Hanjor, ThoqsiKhar, Kaldaq, and the Shyok River.[4]
- ↑ "Khaplu". www.tibet-encyclopaedia.de. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ↑ Unesco (1998-01-01). History of Civilizations of Central Asia. UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1.
- ↑ Kaul, Shridhar; Kaul, H. N. (1992). Ladakh Through the Ages, Towards a New Identity. Indus Publishing. ISBN 978-81-85182-75-9.
- ↑ Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway (7th ed.). Footscray, Vic. London: Lonely Planet. 2008. ISBN 978-1-74104-542-0.