Ghazni
Afghanistan · 2219 m
Description
Ghazni was the capital of the Ghaznavid empire around the year one thousand, when Mahmud rode out of it seventeen times into India and brought back enough to make this one of the richest cities of the Islamic east. Two brick victory towers stand in the fields north of the walls, covered in geometric panelling, and they were forty-four metres high until an earthquake took the top half of each in 1902. Mahmud's own tomb is in a garden nearby. The mud citadel on its mound above the town is still the shape of the place. Ghazni was named an Islamic culture capital in 2013 and little of the money arrived.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 2 days (optimal 2 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: April – May or September – October
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Highlights
- Two Ghaznavid victory towers
- Tomb of Mahmud of Ghazni
- Mud citadel above the town
- Geometric brick panelling on the towers
- Ghazni Museum and its Ghaznavid marbles
- Abdul Razaq mausoleum and its tilework
- Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim Ghaznavi
- City walls and their round bastions
- Bazaar under the citadel mound
- Sheepskin coats made in the town
Getting there
- Nearest airports:
- KBL