AFGHANISTAN Balkh Mother of Cities Mosque interior at the ruins of Takht i Pul once an elite suburb of Balkh

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built by Amir AfzalKhan in 1855 while he governed Afghan Turkestan for his father Amir Dost Mohammad

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Size: 5279px × 3518px
Photo credit: © Jane Sweeney / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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