Shrine of Hazrat Ali who was assissinated in 661 This shrine was built here in 1136 on the orders of Seljuk Sultan Sanjar destroyed by Genghis Khan and rebuilt by Timurid Sultan Husain Baiqara in 1...
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Family feeding famous white pigeons at Shrine of Hazrat Ali who was assissinated in 661 This shrine was built here in 1136 on the orders of Seljuk Sultan Sanjar destroyed by Genghis Khan and rebuil...
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Pilgrims at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali who was assissinated in 661 This shrine was built here in 1136 on the orders of Seljuk Sultan Sanjar destroyed by Genghis Khan and rebuilt by Timurid Sultan Hus...
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Shrine of Hazrat Ali who was assissinated in 661 This shrine was built here in 1136 on the orders of Seljuk Sultan Sanjar destroyed by Genghis Khan and rebuilt by Timurid Sultan Husain Baiqara in 1...
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Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Local girl Built by Sultan Husayn Bayqara in late Timurid style in the 5th Century and dedicated to a famous theologian who died in Balkh in 1460. The dome was badly d...
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Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Local girl Built by Sultan Husayn Bayqara in late Timurid style in the 5th Century and dedicated to a famous theologian who died in Balkh in 1460. The dome was badly d...
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Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Local man Built by Sultan Husayn Bayqara in late Timurid style in the 5th Century and dedicated to a famous theologian who died in Balkh in 1460. The dome was badly da...
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Base of unique Timurid corkskew pillars of the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr ParsaBuilt by Sultan Husayn Bayqara in late Timurid style in the 15th Century and dedicated to a famous theologian who died in...
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Detail of turquoise glazed tiles on Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr ParsaBuilt by Sultan Husayn Bayqara in late Timurid style in the 15th Century and dedicated to a famous theologian who died in Balkh in 1...
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Detail of turquoise glazed tiles on Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr ParsaBuilt by Sultan Husayn Bayqara in late Timurid style in the 15th Century and dedicated to a famous theologian who died in Balkh in 1...
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Detail of turquoise glazed tiles on Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr ParsaBuilt by Sultan Husayn Bayqara in late Timurid style in the 15th Century and dedicated to a famous theologian who died in Balkh in 1...
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Detail of tilework Shrine of Hazrat Ali who was assissinated in 661 This shrine was built here in 1136 on the orders of Seljuk Sultan Sanjar destroyed by Genghis Khan and rebuilt by Timurid Sultan...