03.09.2021

Call to preserve Afghan cultural heritage and protect workers

Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa Shrine: the mausoleum in the northern Afghan city of Balkh was built a few years after the death of the Sufi scholar Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa, around 1460 A.D. It is also known as the Green Mosque. Starting at the end of the 16th century, six madrasas were added, and the district became a centre for religious learning. The building was last restored in 2002 and serves as a cultural monument and mosque

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