Worshippers glide across the polished marble tiles below the imposing facade of the Blue Mosque Mazar-e Sharif Afghanistan

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Worshippers glide across the polished marble tiles below the imposing facade of the Blue Mosque at dusk in Mazar-i-Sharif Balkh Province September 1 2002. The Blue Mosque is considered to be one of the most important and beautiful buildings in Afghanistan. The shrine which houses the shrine (and supposedly the grave) of Hazrat Ali Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law and cousin was built in the 12th century destroyed and then the current mosque constructed in the 15th century. The mosque is especially revered by Shi'ite Moslems.

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Size: 4692px × 3111px
Location: Mazar-e Sharif Balkh Afghanistan
Photo credit: © Beth Wald / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: afghanistan, ali, architecture, asia, central, hazrat, hist, history, islam, mazar-, mazar--sharif, mosaic, muslim, religion, sharif, shrine, worship