Khaplu
Gilgit-Baltistan
Photo: AmnaUBajwa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Khaplu is the main town of Ghanche District, on the Shyok River 103 km east of Skardu, and was once the seat of the Yabgo rulers of a Baltistan kingdom. Visitors come for the 19th-century Khaplu Palace, the centuries-old Chaqchan Mosque, and as a base for treks into the Hushe Valley towards Masherbrum.
From Wikipedia: Khaplu; Khaplu Palace
Places around Khaplu
Listed on Mulk, within about 8 km of the centre
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- Khaplu: AmnaUBajwa, CC BY-SA 3.0