Rawze-e-Sharif
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The Blue Mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif |
Rawze-e-Sharif, also known as the
Blue Mosque was founded in the year
1512 and has been restored and renovated over 200 times. The mosque covers hundreds of acres, it is almost as equivalent to the
Alhambra mosque and museum in
Granada, Spain. The mosque is located in
Mazar-e-Sharif in the province of
Balkh. It is said by some to be the resting place of the final caliph of
Islam and the son-in-law of the
Prophet Muhammad, although it is generally believed that he is buried in
Najaf, Iraq.
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