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Balkh Religious Museum
Street address: Hazrat Ali Rauza, Mazar e Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan
Telephone: 93 (0) 70 502396 (mobile)
Proprietor: Balkh Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs and Ministry of Haj
Contact: Abdul Kayem Director
Dates and duration: Call for opening hours, inner shrine closed to non-Muslims. One day is for women only
This museum of religious artifacts is located within the mosque and currently there is some question about who runs it. Both the Ministry of Haj and the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs claim responsibility for it. Examples of calligraphy and miniatures have been installed by the Monuments Department of the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs. A tomb contains the body of Hazrat Ali and members of the exalted royal families, Emir Sher Ali (1863-1879) and Mohammad Akbar Khan (1816-1845).
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