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The 65 metre tall Minaret of Jam, built by Sultan Ghiyat Ud-Din Muhammad ben San, in around 1190, with Kufic script and verses of the Koran on the exterior, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Lady in burqa feeding famous white pigeons whilst child chases them, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, Asia
Tiling round shuttered window, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, founded in the 12th century, Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia
Famous white pigeons at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, founded by the Seljuks in the 12th century, Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia
Hari Rud river flows through fertile valley at base of red rock mountains, between Jam and Chist-I-Sharif, Ghor (Ghowr) province, Afghanistan, Asia
Hari Rud river flows through fertile valley at base of red rock mountains, between Jam and Chist-I-Sharif, Ghor (Ghowr province), Afghanistan, Asia
Watchtower at ruins which were once the site of a tall standing Buddha in a niche, Kakrak valley, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Asia
Hari Rud river flows through fertile valley at base of red rock mountains, between Jam and Chist-I-Sharif, Ghor (Ghowr province), Afghanistan, Asia
The Namakdan, also called the salt cellar because of its shape, a 17th century building used as a hostel for visitors to the shrine, Gazar Gah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia
Buddhist caves, living quarters of the monks, in rock-carved stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period, Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's Throne), near Haibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Children in front of the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, built in the late Timurid style, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Afghanistan, Asia
Aimaq boys in front of yurt, Aimaq nomad camp, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, Afghanistan, Asia
Children sitting on top of camels, Kuchie nomad camel train, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia
One of two early 12th century minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud 111 and Bahram Shah, that served as models for the Minaret of Jam, decorated with square Kufic and Noshki script, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
Two early 12th century minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud 111 and Bahram Shah that served as models for the Minaret of Jam, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
Statue of Buddha, 38m high carved in the reign of Kanishka the Great, since destroyed by the Taliban, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Asia
Defaced statue of the Buddha, 55m tall, carved in cliff by monks, since destroyed by the Taliban, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Asia
Buddha at Bamiyan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, since destroyed by the Taliban, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, Asia
Tourist and locals at the Magenta cliffs near Shahr-e-Zohak (Red City), between Kabul and Bamiyan (the southern route), Bamiyan province, Afghanistan, Asia
One of the crater lakes at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia
Band-i-Zulfiqar, the main lake at Band-E-Amir (Dam of the King), Afghanistan's first National Park set up in 1973 to protect the five lakes, believed by locals to have been created by the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law Ali, making them a place of pilgrimage, Afghanistan, Asia
Ghorid (12th century) ruins, believed to be a Mausoleum or Madrassa, Chist-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia
Houses within the old city walls below the Citadel, rebuilt since its destruction in the First Anglo Afghan war as used as a military garrison, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
Children of the semi-nomadic Aimaq people in front of summer yurts, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, between Chakhcharan and Djam, Afghanistan, Asia
Empty niche where one of the famous carved Buddhas once stood, destroyed by the Taliban, Bamiyan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Afghanistan, Asia
The 65 metre tall Minaret of Jam, built by Sultan Ghiyat Ud-Din Muhammad ben San, in around 1190, with Kufic script and verses of the Koran on the exterior, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Doorway at the shrine of Khwaja Abdulla Ansari, Sufi poet and philosopher born in Herat in 1006, Gazar Gah, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
Friday Mosque (Masjet-eJam), restored since 1943, originally laid out in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
The minaret of Bahram Shah, one of two minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud III and Bahram Shah with square Kufic and Noshki script, that served as models for the minaret of Jam, and believed to have originally been part of mosques, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
The minaret of Sultan Mas'ud III, one of two minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud III and Bahram Shah with square Kufic and Noshki script, that served as models for the minaret of Jam, and believed to have originally been part of mosques, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
City centre and walls of Bala Hissar, citadel or fortress dating back to the 5th century AD, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
Man looking at Minaret of Bahram Shah one of two early 12th century minarets, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Tourist climbing into the minaret by a window, 12th Century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur) (Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Twelfth century Ghorid ruins believed to be a mausoleum or madrassa, Jam to Obay, Chist-I-Sharif, Ghor (Ghur) (Ghowr) province, Afghanistan, Asia
The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Timurid decoration, main Iwan of the interior courtyard, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Pilgrims in front of tomb of the 11th century Sufi poet Abdullah Ansari, courtyard, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Timurid tilework on tower of the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
The mihrab in the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
The mihrab in the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Timurid tilework on a tower of The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Courtyard of the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Pul-I-Malan, an ancient bridge of 15 arches now reconstructed, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Ribbed dome of the mausoleum of Gaur Shad, wife of the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh, son of Tamerlane, The Mousallah Complex, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Tilework and mortar hole on minaret beside Gaur Sahd's mausoleum, The Mousallah Complex, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
Band-I-Zulfiqar the main lake, Band-E- Amir (Bandi-Amir) (Dam of the King) crater lakes, Afghanistan's first National Park, Bamian province, Afghanistan, Asia
Pilgrims at the shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Memorial plaque of assassinated Mujahadin leader Ahmad Shah Massoud know as the ' Lion of Panshir' an Afghan National Hero, situated opposite the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Family looking at famous white pigeons at the shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Men pulling wooden cart piled high with red water containers along road, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
Unique Timurid corkscrew pillars of the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia