Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah

The Shrine of Khwaja Abdullah, commonly called the Shrine at Gazur Gah and the Abdullah Ansari Shrine Complex, is the funerary compound of the Sufi saint Khwaja Abdullah Ansari.
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  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: Sufi funerary compound near Herat, Afghanistan
  • Also known as: “Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum”, “Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari shrine”, “Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum”, “Shrine of Khwaja Abdullah”, and “زیارتگاه خواجه عبدالله انصاری رح”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jihad Museum.

Museum
The is located in the western provincial capital of in . It was built in 2010 as a place for Afghans to understand past conflicts and their history. is situated 3 km west of Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herat and Injil.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also written as Harat or Hirat, and historically known as Haraiva, Horeiva and Hires, is a city in western , serving as the capital and largest city of .

Village
is a town that serves as the capital of the in of . It is located at at 950m altitude a few miles southeast of Herat. is situated 8 km south of Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah.

Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah

Latitude
34.3748° or 34° 22′ 29″ north
Longitude
62.24075° or 62° 14′ 27″ east
Open location code
8J6496FR+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1348916587
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q6403410
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Shrine of Khwaja Abd Allah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح خواجة عبد الله”
  • Chinese: “安薩里陵”
  • Chinese: “赫瓦賈·阿卜杜·阿拉清真寺”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “خواجه عبد الله انصارى شرين”
  • French: “Gazorgah”
  • Hebrew: “חוג’ה עבד אללה אנסארי שרין”
  • Italian: “Gazar Gah”
  • Italian: “santuario di Khwaja ‘Abd Allah Ansari”
  • Persian: “آرامگاه خواجه عبدالله انصاری”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Абдуллаха Ансари”
  • Slovenian: “Svetišče Khvaja Abd Alaha”
  • Tajik: “Оромгоҳи Хоҷа Абдуллоҳи Ансорӣ”
  • Turkish: “Hâce Abdullah Türbesi”
  • Urdu: “خواجہ عبد اللہ کا مزار”
  • Uzbek: “Abdulloh ansoriy maqbarasi”
  • Uzbek: “Abdulloh Ansoriy maqbarasi”
  • Western Panjabi: “خواجہ عبد اللہ دا مزار”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Namakdan Pavilion and بام هرات.

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