Sakhi Shrine
Also known as: زیارتگاه سخی
shrine and mosque in Kabul, Afghqnistan
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Sakhi Shrine is a shrine and mosque complex in the Karte Sakhi area of Kabul. It is also known as the Sakhi Shah-e Mardan Shrine, Ziyarat-e Sakhi and the Blue Mosque. The complex stands at the foot of Asamayi Hill, now better known as Television Hill, and the Sakhi Cemetery lies to its north and west.
The site is associated with the place to which the cloak of the Prophet Muhammad was brought, and with a visit by Ali, the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law, who later became the fourth caliph. These associations are reported as the traditional basis of the site's standing as a place of visitation.
From Wikipedia
The Blue Mosque, also known as the Sakhi Shah-e Mardan Shrine or Ziyarat-e Sakhi (Pashto/Dari: زیارت سخی, romanized: Sakhi Shrine), is a mosque and shrine complex, located in the Karte Sakhi area of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is associated with the place to which the cloak of the Islamic prophet Muhammad was brought and with a visit from Ali, the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, who would later serve as Caliph himself. The shrine is located at the foot of the Asamayi Hill, now better known as Television Hill. To its north and west is the Sakhi Cemetery.
Source: Wikipedia, article “Blue Mosque, Kabul”; quoted unchanged under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Read more on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
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