Ghazni

Ruins of the old city of Ghazni in Afghanistan


Ghazni is a city in central eastern Afghanistan. It is located at an elevation of 2,219 m (7,280 ft), it has a population of 141,000 (2011 estimate). The city has a history going back to pre-Islamic times, where the people were mostly Buddhists and Hindus, until the spread of Islam during the 9th century. It was a Buddhist center right up to the 7th century.

Ghazni was destroyed during the 10th century, when the rulers of the Ghaznvid Empire razed it to the ground. It was visited by the famous Moroccan traveling scholar, Ibn Battuta, in 1333, who described that much of the city was already in ruins, even though it appears to have once been a great city. Ghazni was again destroyed during the First Anglo-Afghan War in the 19th century. The present city was rebuilt by NATO forces, mainly the United States.

Minaret of Ghazni

Places of Interest in Ghazni

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