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This is Navoi's tomb (Mausoleum) just outside of Herat, Afghanistan. It is taken before the Russian invasion (circa 1960). Navoi's tomb is on the right side in the corner of a walled in garden. On the far left is Gawhar's Mausoleum, she was the wife of Shah Rukh.
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This is Navoi's tomb after the Russian Invasion (circa 1980). The roof has a big hole, the bricks are sliding off and the garden has been decimated.
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Taken another twenty years later (circa 2000). Gawhar's Mausoleum is in the foreground, with Navoi's tomb and ancient minarets in the background.
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Here is close-up of Navoi's modestly restored tomb (circa 2000).
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After the American-led war against the Taliban, the Uzbek government immediately provided for the demolishment of the original tomb and began building a bigger Mausoleum for Navoi (see foreground).
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However, after further skirmishes around Herat the workers quickly leave (circa 2003).
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The site now remains open to the elements (October, 2005).
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A closer view of Navoi's tomb. Who can help change this?
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يوللىغان ۋاقتى 2011-11-14 22:29:29
