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The Minaret at Jam in Afghanistan was built in the 12th century. It stands alone in a remote valley surrounded by barren mountains. The tower is decorated with calligraphy and is accented with turquise ceramics. For more awesome pictures of places you’ll probably won’t get to visit (Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, North Korea and so on), see: Link |
Jay
It wasn’t always alone. The slopes of that valley used to hold a city known as “The Turquoise Mountain” that most historians consider to be a fable much like the city of Troy was.
Residents of the area have so thoroughly plundered the valley that I doubt anything of significance remains…as far as I can recall, there were some archeologists working there prior to the Soviet invasion, but no serious attempt to dig since.
Rocky Rook
That is a really neat site. I could spend lots of time looking at that stuff.
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Nina
