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The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Afghani man in front of 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Monument to Afghanistan's fallen soldiers in front of Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Two men sitting outside a door, Syadara, between Yakawlang and Daulitiar, Afghanistan, Asia
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Men on donkeys tending goats, between Herat and Maimana, after Bala Murghah, Afghanistan, Asia
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Timurid decoration, main Iwan of the interior courtyard, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Mosque at the ruins of Takht-i-Pul, once an elite suburb of Balkh built by Amir Afzal Khan in 1855, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Pilgrims at the shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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The 65 metre tall 12th century Minaret of Jam at dawn, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Timurid decoration, main Iwan of the interior courtyard, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Handicapped man sitting in special modified bike surrounded by men outside Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Mosque interior at the ruins of Takht-i-Pul, once an elite suburb of Balkh built by Amir Afzal Khan in 1855, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Man carrying kettle walks past Friday Mosque (Masjet-eJam), Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Pilgrim at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Timurid decoration, main Iwan of the interior courtyard, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Aimaq girl, small village near Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Afghanistan, Asia
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Street boy selling necklaces at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Pilgrims at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of turquoise glazed tiles on late Timurid style Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Timurid tilework on a tower of The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Minaret supported by steel cables to prevent it from collapse, a project undertaken by UNESCO and local experts in 2003, The Mousallah Complex, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Summer yurts in camp of Aimaq semi-nomads, between Chakhcharan and Jam, Pal-Kotal-i-Guk, Afghanistan, Asia
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Tiling round door, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assissinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Pilgrims at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Unique Timurid corkscrew pillars of the Shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Tiling round blue window, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assissinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Lady in burqa feeding the famous white pigeons at the shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Mortar hole in the Minaret of Bahram Shah, one of two 12th century minarets believed to have served as models for the Minaret of Jam, with square Kufic and Noshki script, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
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Qasr Zarafshan, to the north and overlooking the 12th century Minaret of Jam, Ghor (Ghur) (Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Twelfth century Ghorid ruins believed to be a mausoleum or madrassa, Jam to Obay, Chist-I-Sharif, Ghor (Ghur) (Ghowr) province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Security guard in front of the 12th century Minaret of Jam, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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No-Gonbad Mosque (Mosque of Nine Cupolas) also known as Khoja Piada or Masjid-e Haji Piyada (Mosque of the Walking Pilgrim), the earliest Islamic monument in the country, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Shrine at No-Gonbad Mosque (Mosque of Nine Cupolas) also known as Khoja Piada or Masjid-e Haji Piyada (Mosque of the Walking Pilgrim), dating from the 9th centruy AD, the earliest Islamic monument in the country, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Minaret, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Tower with approximately 82 courses of bricks still standing, Qasr Zarafshan to the north and overlooking the 12th Century Minaret of Jam, Ghor (Ghur, Ghowr) Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of tilework, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of the hallway, Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Minaret, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Ladies wearing burqas, Timurid shrine of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, Balkh (Mother of cities) Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Tilework detail, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of tilework on the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of tilework, Friday Mosque (Masjet-eJam), Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Man sitting in doorway of mosque, Syadara, between Yakawlang and Daulitiar, Afghanistan, Asia
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Sheep in the back of a horse-cart passing ancient walls of Balkh mostly built in the Timurid period, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Corridor off which are monks' living quarters, Cave 2 of Buddhist caves in rock-carved stupa-monastery complex dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period, Takht-I-Rustam (Rustam's Throne), near Haibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Pilgrim at the shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Scenery between Herat and Maimana (after Bala Murghah), Afghanistan, Asia
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Buddhist caves at Takht-I-Rusam (Rustam's throne), part of a stupa-monastery complex carved from rock dating from the Kushano-Sasanian period 4th-5th century AD. Samangan Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Tilework detail, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Pilgrims at the shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Pilgrim at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Band-I-Zulfiqar the main lake, Band-E- Amir (Bandi-Amir) (Dam of the King) crater lakes, Afghanistan's first National Park, Bamian province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Tomb of the poet Jami, greatest of the 15th century poets, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
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Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Shoekeeper at the Sufi shrine of Gazargah, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Inside the Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great but built in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305 AD, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
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Man and donkey at well, between Herat and Maimana, after Subzak pass, Afghanistan, Asia
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Houses within the old city walls below the Citadel, rebuilt since its destruction in the First Anglo Afghan war as used as a military garrison, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
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Mosque interior at the ruins of Takht-i-Pul, once an elite suburb of Balkh built by Amir Afzal Khan in 1855, Balkh (Mother of Cities), Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Pictures of election candidates stuck on building in midddle of street, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Lady wearing burqa walks past houses within the ancient walls of the Citadel, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
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Men pulling wooden cart piled high with red water containers along road, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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White marble mosque built by Shah Jahan, Gardens of Babur, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia
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Minaret of the Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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The Friday Mosque or Masjet-eJam, built in the year 1200 by the Ghorid Sultan Ghiyasyddin on the site of an earlier 10th century mosque, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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One of two early 12th century minarets built by Sultan Mas'ud 111 and Bahram Shah, that served as models for the Minaret of Jam, decorated with square Kufic and Noshki script, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Asia
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New fountain in front of the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam) (Masjid-e Jam) (Masjid-I-Jami), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
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Detail of decoration on the Minaret of Jam, built by Sultan Ghiyat Ud-Din Muhammad ben San, in around 1190, with Kufic script and verses of the Koran on the exterior, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ghor Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Bronze cauldron dating from the reign of the Kart kings of Herat (1332-1381) originally used as a receptacle for sherbat now used for donations for the upkeep of the mosque, the courtyard, Friday Mosque (Masjet-eJam), Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great but built in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305 AD, Herat, Afghanistan, Asia
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Minaret, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Timurid tilework on a tower of The Citadel (Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din), originally built by Alexander the Great, but in its present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305AD, Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Asia
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Tourist and locals at the Magenta cliffs near Shahr-e-Zohak (Red City), between Kabul and Bamiyan (the southern route), Bamiyan province, Afghanistan, Asia
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