Great Mosque of Herat

Herat Province · Afghanistan

Great Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan
Photo: Sven Dirks, Wien, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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March to May
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One of the oldest and grandest congregational mosques in the region, famed for its intricate tile mosaics. An on-site workshop keeps the traditional tile craft alive to maintain the vast facades.

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