Mazar-i-Sharif
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Mazar-i-Sharif or Mazar-e-Sharif is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital and largest city of Balkh Province. It has 12 city districts and an estimated population of 568,013 people. H
Nowruz in northern Afghanistan 2011
Masjid Sabz Balkh Mazar e Sharif Afghanistan
Burqa, Shrine of Hazrat Ali or The blue mosque
Mazar e Sharif Blue detail
Mausoleum of Imam Ali
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The Mausoleum of Ali, also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali and the Great Blue Mosque, is a mausoleum and mosque complex located in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital and largest city of Balkh Province in n
Mazar-i-Sharif
…of 568,013 people. Hafiz Abdul Rahman Himat is the current mayor of the city. His predecessor was Mohammad Kazim Tariq. Mazar-i-Sharif is home to the Mausoleum of Imam Ali. The city has long been a tourist destination because of its famous shrines as well as the Islamic and Hellenistic archeological sites. The city is…
The shrine as photographed in 2012
Men praying during Ramadan, 2012
Entrance to one of the buildings
Distant view of the mosque in 2011