Walking inside the Shrine of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari of Herat

The Taliban captured Herat on 12 August 2021. This video was recorded in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The Shrine of Khwaja Abdullah Ansari The Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah, commonly called the Shrine at Gazur Gah (or just Gazur Gah) and the Abdullah Ansari Shrine Complex, is the funerary compound of the Sufi saint Khwaja Abdullah Ansari. It is located at the village of Gazur Gah, three kilometers northeast of Herat, Afghanistan. The shrine was erected by architect Qavam Al-Din of Shiraz in 1425, in Herat, Afghanistan. Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Abu Ismail Abdullah Al-Herawi Al-Ansari or Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006–1088) also known as the "Sage of Herat," was a Muslim Sufi saint who lived in the 11th century in Herat, Afghanistan. One of the outstanding figures of 5th/11th century Khorasan, Ansari was a commentator of the Qur'an, scholar of the Hanbali school of thought, traditionalist, polemicist, and spiritual master, known for his oratory and poetic talents in Arabic and Persian. He was born in the Kohandez, the old citadel of Herat, on 4 May 1006. Herat City The city of Herat in western Afghanistan long sat at the edge of empires and served as a hub for trade and a conduit for armies. Yet it has been much more than simply a staging post or plaything of political ambition. It has been an imperial capital, a city of extraordinary wealth, and has played host to a cultural renaissance to rival that of Florence. Herat Herat Province is located in western Afghanistan on the Afghanistan - Iran border. Herat borders the desolate Afghan provinces of Farah to the south, Badghis to the north, and Ghor to the east. Herat also shares part of its northern border with Turkmenistan. Herat City is the largest and most significant urban area in western Afghanistan, home to an estimated 400,000 Heratis, and is connected to Kandahar City and Kabul via Highway 1, also referred to as the "ring road" highway. The provincial population is approximately 1.8 million. Agriculture and animal husbandry are the primary occupations found in Herat although urban commercial and industrial ventures dominate Herat City's economy. Cotton, tobacco, and sesame are among the largest crops produced. Trade is intimately linked with Iran who shares a 400-mile border with Afghanistan. Additional information on Herat province: Population Estimate: 1,890,000 Area in Square Kilometers: 54,778 Capital: Herat City Herat districts: Adraskan, Chest-e Sharif, Enjil, Farsi, Ghuryan, Golran, Gozareh, Herat, Karokh, Kuhestan, Kushk, Kushk-e Kohneh, Owbi, Pashtun Zarghun, Shindand, Zendeh Jan. Ethnic groups: Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, Taimuri, Qala Nau, Chahar Aimak, Firozkohi, Jamshedi, Karkar, Kuchis. Tribal structure: Pashtun: Durrani, Zirak, Nurzai, Alizai, Panjpai, Barakzai, Alokozay, Achakzai, Ghilzai. Religious groups: Predominately Muslim; 15% Shia, 84% Sunni. Topography: Herat is bounded by the Khorasan deserts in the west, the Hindu Kush mountains in the east, and the Band-i-Baba mountains in the North. The central feature of the province, and most populous region within it, is the fertile tract that contains the districts of Heart, Ghuryan, Owbi, and Karokh. Roughly 40% of the province is either mountainous or semi-mountainous, and the remainder is flat or interspersed with gently rolling hills. References https://bit.ly/3Be7N4n https://bit.ly/3Bex1jj https://bit.ly/3JnUiCd https://bit.ly/34vbeIk