Historic Herat Jame Masjid

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The picture you are looking at is the historic Herat Jame Masjid (مسجد جمعه هرات) also known as Herat Bara Masjid.

This mosque is a famous mosque located in the city of Herat in the northwestern province of Afghanistan. The mosque was built by the Ghuri ruler Sultan Ghiyas Uddin Ghuri. He laid its foundation stone in 1200 AD. The mosque was later expanded by many rulers. Many of its glazed tiles were later replaced and the present version of the Jama Masjid in Herat was formed in the late fifteenth century.

The Jama Masjid was never the largest mosque in Herat; A large complex of Gwarsad madrasas and mosques was built by the Timurids in the northern part of the city. The structures were destroyed by the British Indian army in 1885. So that the Russian army cannot attack India using those forts.

Source: bn.wikipedia.org