Kirka Sharif

Kirka Sharif - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Kirka Sharif ( Shrine of the Cloak) is an Islamic shrine located in present-day Kandahar, Afghanistan. The shrine became notable in literature during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, when the British Indian Army were trying to gain influence in Afghanistan. The shrine houses a mantle or cloak, believed to be the cloak of Muhammad, as worn by the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Night Journey in the year 621. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
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