Description
Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan: Shrine of Ali (Hazrat Ali Mazar) - also known as the Blue Mosque or Rauza, considered (mainly by the Afghans) as the burial place of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the son-in-law of Muhammad and one of the most important personalities of Islam. Intricate decoration with colorful Persian tiles displaying floral and geometric Islamic patterns - Qashani.