Takht-e Safar

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Takht-e Safar (تختٔ سفر, Tacht e Şafar) is a park in Herat in Afghanistan .

The park is a popular recreational destination in Herat and offers beautiful views over the city and has often hosted musical performances. The hilly area in the park rises to 984 m above sea level . The neighboring mountains rise at a distance of about 1 km up to 1161 m. The park is close to the Gazer Gah Sharif pilgrimage site ( Khaja Abdulah Ansari Pilgrimages ) and part of the area has been cut off for the Indian consulate.

reception

The park appears in Khaled Hosseini's novels.

literature

  • John Baily: Music of Afghanistan : Professional Musicians in the City of Herat. (Cambridge Studies in Ethnomusicology) CUP Archive, 1988: 136. ISBN 0521250005 , 9780521250009

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ John Baily: Music of Afghanistan.
  2. ^ Mokhaberat Ave, Herat
  3. ↑ Khaled Hosseini: A Thousand Shining Suns , p. 16.

Coordinates: 34 ° 22 ′ 19.6 ″  N , 62 ° 13 ′ 6.5 ″  E