fortress ruins, Khulm

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Taken in Kholm, Balkh (See more photos or videos here)

36°41' 37" N, 67°41' 27" E

This small town, also known as Tashkurghan, is in the far north of Afghanistan, about halfway between Kunduz and Mazar-i-sharif, only a few miles from the Russian border. These ruins are 300 - 400 years old. All the buildings in and around the town were the same colour as the parched land, as if they were in a state of either arising from the land or crumbling back to it.

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Madame Knipse says:

I love the colours. Great composition! Another great shot from Afghanistan in 1974.
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aenm49 says:

This photo is magic !!!. Nice colors and good shot.
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Wendy Tanner says:

Thanks, it was a pretty amazing landscape. I just feel so sad about what has happened to this country and its people. Many of the buildings would have been destroyed, I guess, and the people spread all over the world, if they weren't killed in one of the waves of war and fighting!!
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Taken on October 1, 1974

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