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Ghazni Minarets

Former elaborately decorated minaret towers located in Ghazni city, Afghanistan

The Ghazni Minarets are two elaborately decorated minaret towers located in Ghazni city, central Afghanistan. They were built in middle of the twelfth century and are the only surviving elements of the mosque of Bahram Shah. The two minarets are 600 meters apart and lie in an open plain, north-east of Ghazni city.

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