Herat Citadel

Herat Province · Afghanistan

Herat Citadel, Afghanistan
Photo: koldo / Koldo Hormaza, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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March to May
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A massive brick fortress that has guarded the city of Herat since antiquity, rebuilt many times over the centuries. Its towering walls and restored ramparts anchor one of the great crossroads of the old Silk Road.

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