The Minaret of Djam: An Excursion in Afghanistan (Freya Stark Collection)

Freya Stark traveled the difficult and often dangerous journey from Kabul to Kandahar and Herat in search of one of AfghanistanΓאשs most celebrated treasures, the Minaret of Djam. This magnificent symbol of the powerful Ghorid Empire that once stretched from Iran to India lies in the heart of central AfghanistanΓאשs wild Ghor Province. Surrounded by over 6,000 foot high mountains and by the remains of what many believe to have been the lost city of Turquoise MountainΓאפone of the greatest cities of the Middle AgesΓאפDjam is, even today, one of the most inaccessible and remote places in Afghanistan. When Freya Stark traveled there, few people in the world had ever laid eyes on it or managed to reach the desolate valley in which it lies.