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Gawhar Shad Mosque
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Gawhar Shad Building Complex, or "Musalla", Herat
Timurid Musalla complex of Gawhar Shah, wife of Shah Rukh. Badly damaged in the 19th and 20th century.
Afghanistan, Herāt -
Gawhar Shad Madrasa
Timurid madrasa of Gawhar Shad. Destroyed by Afghan-British troops in 1885, excepted for its north-western mausoleum.
Afghanistan, Herāt -
Sultan Hussain Baiqara Building Complex
Timurid complex (possible domed madrasa) completed in 1493, marked only today by the four extant minarets, and the ruins of a mausoleum to the west.
Afghanistan, Herāt -
Kuhandaz - Tall-e Bangiyan
Attested Achaemenid and probable hellenistic, parthian and sasanian settlement. Probable site of Artacoana, the oldest establishment of Herat. Later absorbed in the Kart and Timurid city. Today a mound of 3,7 ha, corresponding to an enclosed cemetery.
Afghanistan, Herāt