Khilingrong Mosque

Khilingrong mosque is located in Shigar town of Shigar valley at an altitude of 2300 m. It is in the vicinity of the restored Shigar Fort. It was constructed in the earlier years of the 17th century which makes this structure more than 400 hundred years old. Khilingrong mosque is a unique two-story wooden building, with the ground floor used in winters and the first floor mainly in summers. The mosque was built in the traditional way using stone and timber, with cribbage columns, and exquisitely carved motifs with geometrical and floral patterns in abundance. As was the tradition, emanating from the region’s Buddhist influence, the mosque is topped with a Tibetan Tower.

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