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Visit Musalla Complex and Minarets (Mausoleum of Queen Goharshād), Herāt, Afghanistan
Goharshād Begumwas a wife of Shāh Rukh, the Emperor of the Timurid Empire of Herāt. She was the daughter of Giāth ud-Din Tarkhān, an important and influential noble during Tīmur's reign. Goharshād's tomb is located next to the madrasah that she had built, of which the minaret remains until this day.
There used to be 20 of these massive minarets, but only five remain today.
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