Afghanistan · Pilgrimage shrine
Shrine of Ali, Mazar-i-Sharif
A blue-tiled sanctuary associated in local tradition with Ali; that association is distinct from other traditions about his burial.
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Sacred places in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan · Pilgrimage shrine
Gazur Gah, Herat
A sanctuary associated with the Sufi writer and teacher Abd Allah Ansari, whose memory remains closely linked with Herat.
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Afghanistan · Pilgrimage shrine
Shrine of the Cloak, Kandahar
A Kandahar shrine associated with a cloak venerated as belonging to the Prophet Muhammad.
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