At the Blue Mosque in Mazar-e Sharif, it is easy to see why. Accessibility links. ... The Timeless Beauty Of Afghanistan's Blue Mosque May 25, 2011 15:09 CET By Charles Recknagel; ...

They have been raised by the Blue Mosque's attendants since it was built in the 12th century and they have become one of its famous symbols. To one side of the mosque complex is the pigeon-house.

Great Big Story. Afghanistan’s Blue Mosque Is Surrounded by White Doves. Posted: December 27, 2023 | Last updated: November 7, 2024. Discover the serenity of Mazar e Sharif, home to the ...

Mourners carry the body of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2022. ... AP journalists could see the blue-roofed, Sunni mosque from a nearby hillside.

The double-domed mosque, tiled in kaleidoscopic patterns of cobalt, ocher, white, and turquoise, went up in the 15th century; 10,000 white pigeons are said to roost among its arches and columns. Every ...

View Pigeon Feeding near Blue Mosque, Mazar-E-Sharif, Afghanistan by Steve McCurry on artnet. Browse more artworks Steve McCurry from Huxley-Parlour.

Among the victims were the mosque's imam and a child. In Afghanistan, a gunman fatally shot six people and wounded one other at a Shiite mosque. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

The double-domed mosque, tiled in kaleidoscopic patterns of cobalt, ocher, white, and turquoise, went up in the 15th century; 10,000 white pigeons are said to roost among its arches and columns.

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - CJTF Paladin soldiers are helping the congregation of a local mosque here during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan by delivering bread used to break their daily fast.

As we leave the Blue Mosque, we spot a large and excited crowd by the main road, and elbow our way to the centre. Four dead bodies with bullet wounds are laid out on display.

World The mysterious, ancient Nine Domes Mosque of northern Afghanistan. By. AFP. Published. January 5, 2018 - ...