{"id":44176,"date":"2014-09-29T08:33:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T03:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=44176"},"modified":"2014-09-29T08:34:50","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T03:34:50","slug":"amburiq-mosque-restored-spirituality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/2014\/09\/29\/amburiq-mosque-restored-spirituality\/","title":{"rendered":"Amburiq mosque: Restored spirituality"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_44177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44177\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44177 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-600x400.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"d\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg?w=625&amp;ssl=1 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Amburiq mosque after it was restored to its former glory in a UNESCO award-winning restoration project undertaken by the Aga Khan Cultural Services and locals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Ashiq Faraz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>At first glance, the Amburiq mosque in Shigar bears little resemblance to a traditional mosque. The 14<sup>th<\/sup> century mud and wood structure which was designed by a Kashmiri architect, deviates from the conventional architectural pattern due to its visibly tall insignia. A closer inspection, however, reveals its mosque-like features that have been shaped by years of history and events that have transpired in the Shigar valley, 35km east from Skardu, in Baltistan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inhabited principally by the Tibetan Buddhists prior to the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century, Baltistan has intrigued visitors for years. Up until the 18<sup>th<\/sup> century, explorers and trekkers used the Shigar-Hispar to Nagar and Shigar-Braldu to Yarkand, China, routes for expeditions to the Karakoram mountains. Along with the snow-capped wonders, the Shigar town also hosts a number of architectural and archeological assets such as the Khanqah-e-Mullah, Astana of Syed Mir Yahya, the Khilingrong mosque, Shigar Fort, previously a Buddhist monastery replete with pre-Islamic pictograms, locally known as <i>Bhodhishagran<\/i>, and the Amburiq mosque.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/766571\/amburiq-mosque-restored-spirituality\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Complete at Express Tribune<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ashiq Faraz At first glance, the Amburiq mosque in Shigar bears little resemblance to a traditional mosque. The 14th century mud and wood structure which was designed by a Kashmiri architect, deviates from the conventional architectural pattern due to its visibly tall insignia. A closer inspection, however, reveals its mosque-like features that have been &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"better_featured_image":{"id":44177,"alt_text":"","caption":"d","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":625,"height":417,"file":"2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-260x250.jpg","width":260,"height":250,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg?resize=260%2C250&ssl=1"},"medium":{"file":"A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-450x300.jpg","width":450,"height":300,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1"},"large":{"file":"A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-600x400.jpg","width":600,"height":400,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1"},"150x150":{"file":"A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-150x150.jpg"},"120x85":{"file":"A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-120x85.jpg","width":120,"height":85,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-120x85.jpg"},"415x260":{"file":"A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-415x260.jpg","width":415,"height":260,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy-415x260.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":0,"credit":"","camera":"Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED","caption":"","created_timestamp":0,"copyright":"","focal_length":0,"iso":0,"shutter_speed":0,"title":"","orientation":1}},"post":44176,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/A-Amboriq-Mosqu-after-restoration-copy.jpg?fit=625%2C417&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44176"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44179,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44176\/revisions\/44179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}