They have been raised by the Blue Mosque's attendants since it was built in ... He had a dream in which Ali appeared to reveal that he had been secretly buried near the ancient city of Balkh, ...

Balkh is one of Afghanistan’s most significant ancient cities, ... The ornate architecture of the Blue Mosque in ...

More than 1,000 doves have died of starvation at Afghanistan’s famed blue-tiled mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif after it closed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, caretakers said Tuesday.

Restoration work at the 15th Century Khwaja Parsa Mosque in Balkh Balkh province in northern Afghanistan is home to some of the most significant historical sites in the world - its ancient city ...

At least 16 people have been killed in bomb attacks in two Afghan cities, including 12 people at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province which has been claimed by the ISIL (ISIS) group.

The Mosque of Haji Pyada, built in the second half of the 9th century, is the most ancient Islamic religious structure in Afghanistan. Its form, a small square divided into nine equal sections covered ...