Blue Mosque
Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Blue Mosque, formally the Mausoleum of Imam Ali, is a mosque and mausoleum complex in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital and largest city of Balkh Province in northern Afghanistan, with construction dated to 1481. It stands in the middle of the city and draws visitors throughout the year regardless of religion or sect. The complex purportedly houses the tomb of Caliph Ali, the first Imam of Shia Muslims, and many pilgrims celebrate Nowruz there.
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- Built
- Type
- mosque, mausoleum, shrine
- Place
- Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
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