Danyor ''Dayyor''
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Rock Inscriptions is an archaeological site in
Danyor ''Dayyor''
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Gilgit-Baltistan.
It is a gigantic
boulder bearing inscriptions from the 7th and 8th centuries A.D.
Location
The site is located on the left bank of the
Gilgit River
The Gilgit River () is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows through the Gupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The Gilgit River starts from Shandur Lake, and joins the Indus River at near towns of Juglot and Bunji ...
along the
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway ( ur, , translit=śāhirāh qarāquram; known by its initials KKH, also known as N-35 or National Highway 35 ( ur, ) or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway) is a national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in ...
in
Danyor ''Dayyor''
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Protection
The site is protected under the Pakistan Antiquities Act.
References
Archaeological sites in Gilgit-Baltistan
History of Gilgit-Baltistan
Monuments and memorials in Gilgit-Baltistan
Buildings and structures in Gilgit-Baltistan
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