Just a fascinating place, ping.
Beautiful pictures. I’ve heard they have the best pomegranates in the world...
Can we fly a drone into it?
Fascinating.
Thank you for sharing.
I grow my onw saffron.It’s really easy.
There are many old mosques in Iran with similar intricate masonry and glazed tile work. The masonry work on this structure is a spectacular example of architectural art.
Richard Halibutron wrote of the mysterious architectural beauty of Isfahan. This minaret is near Harat and the road into Iran and the long gone mosque was certainly a spectacular architectural work.
Know collocquially as the Smucker’s Minaret of Jam. because it is so wll preserved.
Thanks for a fascinating post.
Interesting that the almost 1000 year old text points to the Abrahamic approach to the 3 religions. The rigid exclusionist Islam of the Saudi Wahabbi desert tribes was a much later development. I have just finished reading The Trouble With Islam: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith, by Irshad Manji. She offers a lot of history about the highjacking of Islam and the severely anti woman agenda currently followed. Her website www.muslim-refusenik.com is currently active.
I call shenanigans!
That thing aint made of jam.
It is interesting, though.
Great post. Afghanistan is today, one of the richest countries in the world, in terms of mineral wealth.