Kargah Buddha

Kargah Buddha

Kargah Buddha is an archaeological site located about 6 miles outside of Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is a carved image of a large standing Buddha, some 50 feet high, on the cliff-face in Karghah Nala. The carving, which is in a style also found in Baltistan, probably dates to the 7th century.