Amburiq Mosque

The Amburiq Masjid (Urdu: مسجد امبوڑک شگر) is a mosque located in Shigar, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.^[1] It is one of the oldest mosques in Baltistan. The mosque was built by Sayed Ali Hamdani^[2] and is among the famous landmarks in Baltistan.^[3][4]

Amburiq Mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Noorbakshia Islam
Region	Gilgit-Baltistan
Location
Location	Shigar, Pakistan
Location in Pakistan
Geographic coordinates	35°24′48.6″N 75°44′17.5″E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Tibetan and Islamic
Date established	14th century
Capacity	63m2

History

According to local traditions, Sayed Ali Hamadani visited Shigar to proselytize the faith and established the Amburiq mosque, becoming the first mosque in the Shigar Valley.^[5]

Mosque Museum

Main entrance of the mosque

A small museum has been established inside the mosque, which has been helping to create awareness of the historical significance of the site, and to instill a conservational approach among the local community towards socially significant structures.^[2]

Renovation and support

Restoration was completed in 1998–2000. The cost of the mosque renovation was provided by Norwegian Embassy Islamabad, and the local community where the AKCSP provided technical assistance and supervised the project.^[2]

Awards of Merit

• In 2005, UNESCO awarded Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards to the mosque.^[2]

Gallery

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  Window of the mosque
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  The mosque's interior
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  Some information about the mosque on a board

See also

• Chaqchan Mosque
• Skardu Fort Mosque

References

1. Shahzad Bashir (2003). Messianic Hopes and Mystical Visions: The Nåurbakhshåiya Between Medieval. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570034954.
2. "Archnet > Site > Amburiq Mosque Restoration". www.archnet.org.
3. "Amburiq mosque: Restored spirituality". The Express Tribune. September 28, 2014.
4. Khan, Omar Mukhtar (May 10, 2018). "With a historic fort and Unesco-protected mosque, Shigar is an ideal short escape in Gilgit-Baltistan". DAWN.COM.
5. Holzworth, Wolfgang (1997). "Islam in Baltistan: Problems of Research on the Formative Period". In Stellrecht, Irmtraud (ed.). The Past in the Present: Horizons of Remembering in the Pakistan Himalaya. Rüdiger Köppe. ISBN 978-3-89645-152-1.