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Sharh e Gholgola (City of Sighs)
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 On hill in outskirts of Bamyan town, Bamyan Province, AfghanistanMailing address: Bamyan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs, Bamyan Provincial Government, Bamyan, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
Proprietor: Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs and Bamyan Provincial Department of Culture and Youth Affairs
Contact: Sayed Evaz Director General
Additional contact: Mohammad Evaz Ahmad Director of Historic Monuments
Dates and duration: Open during daylight hours
The Islamic city of Shar e Gholgola at Bamyan was destroyed by Ghengis Khan in 1221 in revenge for the death of his grandson Mutugen. The ruins of the citadel, known as the ‘City of Sighs’ (the sighs reputedly coming from the souls of those massacred by the Great Khan), still give evidence of its magnitude before the Mongol devastation. The ruins still command a wonderful view of the valley.
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