Khaplu
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 Pakistan
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| Province : | Gilgit-Baltistan | ||
| Coordinates : |
35 ° 9 ' N , 76 ° 21' E
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| Height : | 2560 m | ||
| Time zone : |
PST ( UTC + 5 )
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Khaplu or Khapalu is a place on the lower reaches of the Shyok in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan . It is the administrative seat of the Ghanche district , one of the two districts of Baltistan .
Khaplu was formerly the seat of a Raja and controlled access to a side route of the Silk Road running through the Shyok Valley . Today's attractions include the Rajas Palace, a 19th century fort and a mosque that is said to date from the 14th century.
literature
- Shridhar Kaul: Ladakh through the Ages, towards a New Identity . Indus Publishing 1992, ISBN 81-85182-75-2 ( limited online copy (Google Books) )
- Sarina Singh, Lindsay Brown, Paul Clammer, Rodney Cocks, John Mock, Kimberley O'Neil: Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway . Lonely Planet 2008, ISBN 1-74104-542-8 , pp. 292–293 ( limited online copy (Google Books) )
Web links
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