Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif

Balkh Province · Afghanistan

Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Photo: Steve Evans from Bangalore, India, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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March to May
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A grand shrine complex clad in turquoise tilework in the heart of Mazar-i-Sharif. Flocks of white doves gather in its courtyard, and it draws pilgrims especially during the Nowruz spring festival.

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