Shrine of Hazrat Ali in Taloqan

Its very beautiful MAsAllah

Very nice and historical

only for mens not for family because no facility for families

Very Comfortable please

I want to go on this place Inshallah future very soon

Very easy to get to. You must go through security to enter the site. There are 4 entrances to the site. The Mosque itself is a beautiful and intricately decorated structure. No entry to the inside of the Mosque was permitted at the time. It’s an absolute must place to visit when in Mazar!

An awesome place to visit during spring summer and autumn.

One of the cleanest places Ive ever been to.

Shrine of Hazrat Ali a holy place for muslims and every new year muslim come here and celebrate new year

I am the only one in the picture because of this site And writing about places you dont know and about which you dont know? So I dont comment on that

One of the famous shrines of Hazarat Ali in Mazar sharif city Balkh province of Afghanistan.Im born in Balkh province .The best and greatest place.I missed.

Such great honour to visit n see Beautiful Holy Sharin affiliated with HAZRAT ALI (Razi ALLAH hannha).

I love the jade tile roof here

It is mostly known by tourists as the Blue Mosque City, referring to the Shrine of Hazrat Ali in the center. Mazar-e Sharif is the capital of the Balkh province and a place historically part of several civilizations, which makes it multiethnic and full of interesting contrasts

Its really spectacular.

Amazing place to visit. I felt great over there

Just visited this place on Google maps with my far away friend in Pakistan.

This is very beautiful place in the middle of the city,

Subhan allah very nice

This is the best place in mazar-e -shrif.

Because of Ali the lion of Allah

Everyone should come here and see this beautiful place.You can eat, drink, take photos, sit on chairs, sleep or even buy some books in here.

Missing Mazar e Sharif. My beautiful city

So beautiful

I life in this city

Historical place for sightseeing. Its must visit place if you come to Mazar-e-sharif.

Beautiful architecture work

The Holy Shrine of Hazrat Ali is honorable for all Muslim brothers in Balkh, Province Afghanistan.

Salaam Walekum. So so Beautiful places ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Mosque is located in the centre of the fourth largest city in Afghanistan – Mazar-i-Sharif and is by far the best known landmark in this city.Building is 53 by 38 m large and very beautiful.Blue Mosque is roughly rectangular, with the tomb chamber of the purported remnants of Ali in its center. Above the tomb rises the largest dome: 15 m wide, blue cupola.Whole building is covered with polychrome tiles. Dominating color is blue of different shades.At the mosque have been added tombs of distinguished religious and political leaders of Afghanistan but whole complex of buildings is enclosed in a precinct.

The twin blue domes of the Shrine of Hazrat Ali are one of Afghanistan’s most iconic sights, and pilgrims come from across the country to pay their respects at the tomb contained inside. Although non-Muslims are forbidden entry to the shrine building itself, views of the building are to be much enjoyed from the pleasant park that surrounds the complex. Popular Muslim tradition contends that the Ali is buried in Najaf in Iraq, near the site where he was murdered in 661AD. Afghans typically tell another story. Instead, Ali’s followers reputedly took his body to be secretly buried near Balkh. The burial was carried out in secret for fear of reprisals from Ali’s enemies, and its location was lost until the 12th century when Ali appeared simultaneously in the dreams of 400 nobles from Balkh to reveal the tomb’s exact position. A nearby hill was excavated, to discover a tomb chamber behind a steel door. Ali’s body lay behind it, his mortal wounds as fresh as they day he received them. The Seljuk Sultan Sanjar immediately built a large shrine above the tomb, but it was razed a century later by Genghis Khan. With Balkh’s population decimated and scattered, memories of Ali’s tomb faded until revived by the Timurids in the 15th century. Sultan Baiqara rebuilt the shrine that still stands today. The rich blue tiling that covers every surface of the shrine is modern. The Timurid decoration fell into disrepair and the building was covered with a simple whitewash until the 1860s when it was restored by Sher Ali Khan, the amir swept away by the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Sher Ali Khan’s tomb is to the west of the main shrine door. A larger tomb next door is that of the other great scourge of the British, Wazir Akbar Khan, who died three years after driving the British Army out of the country in their disastrous retreat from Kabul in 1842. On the east side of the shrine is a tall minaret-like pigeon tower. The doves in the shrine complex are famous across Afghanistan. Every seventh pigeon is said to contain a spirit, and the site is so holy that if a grey pigeon flies here it turns white within 40 days. There is no entrance fee to the shrine complex, although guards on the southern gate sometimes ask for a spurious ‘camera fee’. Beggars and mendicants flock to the site, equally demanding of your attention.

Best place in mazar e sharif

The blue mosque. The center of Mazar-i-Sharif. The structure itself is stunning. A large beautiful building covered in a mosaic of intricate blue tiles. Around the building, vast couryards enclosed by the outer walls of the mosque. Non-muslims are not allowed inside the building, but you can spend plenty of time sitting in the courtyards, bantering with the friendly locals, observing people in prayer and watching Afghan life unfold.Striking to see women in blue burqas, covered from head to toe, gliding like apparitions from the thousand and one Arabian nights.Outside the mosque walls, there are more vast courtyards, this time filled with vendors selling this and that. But what strikes you is the line of the seated poor, lining all sides of the mosque, seeking alms. Many without arms or legs, a grim reminder youre in a war-torn country.Once you exit these courtyards and the mosque complex through one of the many gates, you are on the teeming streets of the city. Bazaars that spread in all four directions, filled with people going about their daily lives, amidst a never ending war.

Great place... very beautiful mosque

Great place in Mazar and each individual mist see it, worth to visit

Absolutely stunning and a must if you find yourself in Mazar! The tiles on the mosque are the originals and shine as brightly as they must have 700 years ago!

MMM very good i also love the torah

Because here is my beloved city

Beautiful , piece of heaven .

The Blue Mosque is a mosque located in the center of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.The Seljuq dynasty sultan Ahmed Sanjar built the first known shrine at this location. It was destroyed or hidden under earthen embankment during the invasion of Genghis Khan in around 1220. In the 15th century, Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqarah built the current Blue Mosque here. It is by far the most important landmark in Mazar-i-Sharif and it is believed that the name of city (Noble Shrine, Grave of Shariforiginates from this shrine.A site plan of the location made in the 1910s shows that there had earlier been a smaller walled precinct in the mosque, which was razed to create parklands later, although the portals to this precinct still remain as gateways for the shrine.[1]Tombs of varying dimensions were added for a number of Afghan political and religious leaders over the years, which has led to the development of its current irregular dimensions. These include the square domed tomb of Amir Dost Muhammad, Wazir Akbar Khan and a similar structure for Amir Sher Ali and his family.[1]According to a local legend here has been buried Ali who reportedly was brought here by a white camel in order to save his remains from the desecration by his enemies. Most Muslims though consider that Ali is buried in Imam Ali Mosque, Najaf in Iraq.Alternatively, the personage buried in the shrine may have predated Islam. Identifying the shrine with Ali could likely be a myth to ensure the tomb would be protected and honored by the Islamic establishment.[2]

historical place, good islamic construction .

Beutiful I love you placeandvery nice

GREATE Blue masjid of Afghanistan it was a beautiful mosque which was located in north Afghanistan, ""People believe that it was a shrine of Hazrat Imam ALI raziallahtalla Alaisalamat, it was "shifted" form the period of Mongol attack on Baghdad.

A lovely place to visit.

He will stand on the door of Jannah

Its so beautiful! 7 years ago I was there went to with my family

My sweet homeland i missed it

(Ya AliAstonishing beauty in Blue. I wish to be there one day. Insha Allah

wish to visit one day InshAllah.

Ive never been there... But my heart beating up to go there