AFGHANISTAN Herat The Mousallah Complex Partly destroyed minaret near Gaur Shad s Mausoleum

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One of several minarets in this complex there is another one near Gaur Shad s Mausoleum with a mortar hole in it and four stand marking the corners of the long gone Madrassa built by Sultan Husain Baiquara last of the Timurid rulers Six of the other minarets were demolished by British troops in 1885 and 3 were destroyed by earthquakes

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