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Veroali Says: Imam Ali Mosque (Shrine of Hazrat Ali) is always surrounded with thousands of pigeons. It is said, that this place is so holly, that every pigeon get purely white within 40 days. The shrine is blue like sky with a lot of beautiful mosaics, yellow or dark blue. It is not...
jkseddon Says: It can't be missed -- this stunning blue tiled mausoleum in the middle of Mazar is probably one of the most beautiful Islamic buildings in the world.You can walk around the grounds once you've left your shoes at the gate. I was told not to enter the very centre of the...
jkseddon Says: It can't be missed -- this stunning blue tiled mausoleum in the middle of Mazar is probably one of the most beautiful Islamic buildings in the world.You can walk around the grounds once you've left your shoes at the gate. I was told not to enter the very centre of the...
Unknown: Cheapest accomodation in Mazar
jkseddon Says: A room with rope bed goes for 300 Afghanis, or about $6US. The price will be higher when you first ask, so bargain hard. The wall to the hallway is made from windows, meaning that you don't have much privacy. There is no shower and one toilet is shared between everyone in...
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The restaurant is part of the largest hotel in town. It has an indoor dining room and a large outdoor area in a park like setting. At my last visit there a month ago, I enjoyed the biggest and best tasting kebabs in many years.
Favorite Dish: Definitely kebabs are the specilty here, but they also have very tasty mantous, good chicken and other Afghan dishes.
Written Jul 26, 2005
Address: Kefyat Hotel
Veroali Says: I know in most of the countries, especially in Europe going by a horsecart is something special and you have to pay a lot of money to use it. Mostly, tourists use the horsecart for example here in Prague to go around, but in my country Afghanistan horsecart is used as a...
jkseddon Says: The bus station in Mazar is a few hundred meters east of the shrine, across from the university. Taxis east to Konduz leave from here (buses to Kabul seem to leave from the area just south of the shrine).The taxi to Konduz takes 5.5 hours and one seat cost me 350 Afghanis...
Kam Air/ Ariana Afghan offices
jkseddon Says: Kam Air and Ariana seem to share the same office. It is on the street heading south from the shrine, about 100 meters down on the west side. Look for the signs.Kabul to Mazar on a Kam Air An-24 cost me about $32US.
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At Nabil's expats can find a variety of imported food, even cat food if they want a change from local cuisine. Not everything is there all tha time, but they make an effort to keep the custommers happy. This is almost a meeting place for foreigners.
What to buy: This is the place for cigarettes, canned and dry imported food. You can even find syrup for your pancakes. Sliced bread is sometimes available, but most expats prefer the local nun.
What to pay: The prices are reasonnable, considering that this is all imported from Iran, Pakistan, or Uzbekistan. There you can find probably the least expensive cigarettes in the world, legally. Korean cigarettes (ESSE and PINE) are now sold 3.00 USD a box of 200.
Written Jul 28, 2005
Address: 500m north of mosque
Kam Akhtar/Eid ul-Fitr (or just Eid)
etfromnc Says: This is not really a local custom but we arrived near the end of Ramadan and I had never been in any other predominantly Muslim environments at this time of the year, so Mazar-e Sharif was the first place that I ever experienced Eid. Ramadan is the Islamic holy month of...
Veroali Says: The best candy ever i had is called Shirpera and it is the one on the top of the photo. Something like milk chocolate with nuts, delicious! Then almonds in sugar, raisins, big sugar and again sugar called Qand, totally pure.
Veroali Says: If I have ever met Afghan, it was always nice man. They are very friendly, try to help and talk to you. If you as: How are you? They reply fine. They are always satisfied with life, not like in Czech. They enjoy the life as much as they can, although it is not easy there.
jkseddon Says: The city goes dead not long after dark. There is no longer a steady curfew but most people seem to stay in after dark. Eat early and get early nights when in Mazar! As with anywhere else, the risk of anything happening to you is much higher when there is nobody else around...
Favorite thing: Internet access with decent speed can be found about 200 meters west of the Shrine on the south side of the street. It's up a few flights of stairs so can be difficult to spot. Look for signs or failing that, ask boys or younger men who might know it for the gaming.
Access is 60Af per hour.
Get there outside of prayer times and be sure to be finished up before sunset.
Written Feb 25, 2005
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There is only one thing to see in Mazar; Masjed-e Hazrat Ali. Otherwise a boring city. Move on quickly to Balkh.
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