Sulman Badshah
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Appears warm,cozy, well lit by natural light, and vibrant with colours. Thanks for the tag.
The Pamiri house is a single large room, with compartments and elevated portions used for different purposes and occasions. The exquisitely and colorfully decorated house, with carpeted walls, are a delight for the eyes. Elements of faith have been embedded in the architecture, structure, of the house; the five pillars denote the Panjutan (five members of the prophet’s (PBUH) family. There are many similarities in the houses built in different parts of the Giglit-Baltistan and Chitral regions, and the ones in Badakhshan region of Tajikistan, shown in the photographs below. A very prominent feature of the Pamiri houses is the central roof-opening, used for ventilation and letting the light in.
The entrance/exit
The sitting area
Different compartments inside the house
Different utensils and photographs depicting the region’s history at display
Handicrafts
A man dressed in the traditional winter Pamiri attire
Exterior view of the house that is also being used a museum
Inside views of a Pamiri House | PAMIR TIMES | Voices of the Mountain Communities
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This is what almost all houses in Gilgit look like, the roof is exactly the same. Go in Hunza, Ghizer, this is just so refreshing to see, so homely for me. The designing on the walls is usually the same and they have a hole in the roof, as they install a, 'chula', or you can say a heater. Good to see, thought i'd share.
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Lovely idea.Beautiful .
However, there are variants of these houses too, I've seen such structures with various rooms, instead of the single room, as shown above.
Plus imagine a modern interior twist to these houses.
Goes to show that the background of the people is quite a fascinating study in itself.Two things that catch eyes are how beautiful those carpets are and the intricate wood carving work that can be seen of pillars.
@WAJsal thanks for letting us a view in amazingly rich culture and lives of tazaki people.
People in hilly areas for ages have depended on locally available timber, which not only is easy to work with, also provides protection against seismic movements by being flexible against ground waves. This shows in the architecture adopted in these regions.
And the gilgitiiis look so cute. hehehe <3
We would clean the whole house everyday, not kidding. People tend to do that; be it carpets, blankets, everything is cleaned from time to time.Just curious that wont the carpets start to smell bad after a long time? are they replaced after sometime?
They look like Tajiks to me thoughAppears warm,cozy, well lit by natural light, and vibrant with colours. Thanks for the tag.
And the gilgitiiis look so cute. hehehe <3
Just curious that wont the carpets start to smell bad after a long time? are they replaced after sometime?
Similarities are there, you would find people looking like goras, lol.They look like Tajiks to me though
Then you are going to love a picture of me in one of these places, i am from GB ; and i am posing with an old rifle(my uncle owns), with an Almond necklace(not kidding), lol.I love wood so ...
Thnx WAJsal my friend, Tay.
My phone got stolen so I lost all my stuff .Similarities are there, you would find people looking like goras, lol.
In the words of Major Brown, "give them English clothes and they would look like Englishmen." Roughly in these words, giving an explanation of people living in Ghizer and Hunza. Read the first chapter of the book i referred to you.
Okay then those Tajiks look cute.They look like Tajiks to me though
Not all Goras are cute.Similarities are there, you would find people looking like goras, lol.
In the words of Major Brown, "give them English clothes and they would look like Englishmen." Roughly in these words, giving an explanation of people living in Ghizer and Hunza. Read the first chapter of the book i referred to you.
It's okay. I ggot a new one the same day no harm no foul.Lee Enfield by any chance, WASJAL bro or a civilian thinghie?
A Pakistani holding a Lee Enfield in GB would only be worth it if the weapon was seized in A-stan!
Now, THAT would be a full -vicious- circle irony!
Post it soon and best of days to you, Tay.
P.S. Hi young lady, long time no read & sorry for the phone.
The Pamiri house is a single large room, with compartments and elevated portions used for different purposes and occasions. The exquisitely and colorfully decorated house, with carpeted walls, are a delight for the eyes. Elements of faith have been embedded in the architecture, structure, of the house; the five pillars denote the Panjutan (five members of the prophet’s (PBUH) family. There are many similarities in the houses built in different parts of the Giglit-Baltistan and Chitral regions, and the ones in Badakhshan region of Tajikistan, shown in the photographs below. A very prominent feature of the Pamiri houses is the central roof-opening, used for ventilation and letting the light in.
The entrance/exit
The sitting area
Different compartments inside the house
Different utensils and photographs depicting the region’s history at display
Handicrafts
A man dressed in the traditional winter Pamiri attire
Exterior view of the house that is also being used a museum
Inside views of a Pamiri House | PAMIR TIMES | Voices of the Mountain Communities
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This is what almost all houses in Gilgit look like, the roof is exactly the same. Go in Hunza, Ghizer, this is just so refreshing to see, so homely for me. The designing on the walls is usually the same and they have a hole in the roof, as they install a, 'chula', or you can say a heater. Good to see, thought i'd share.
@Mr.Meap ,@Slav Defence ,@HRK ,@unleashed ,@PARIKRAMA ,@Levina ,@krash ,@Color_Less_Sky ,@Ammara Chaudhry ,@Zibago ,@Daneshmand ,@Gufi ,@Shah01 ,@The Eagle ,@anant_s ......
Okay then those Tajiks look cute.
Not all Goras are cute.
Did i say otherwise?LOL we Chitralis are Pakistanis in heart and soul.
Did i say otherwise?