Shahr-e Gholghola

Coordinates: 34°49′08″N 67°50′20″E / 34.818813°N 67.838997°E / 34.818813; 67.838997
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Shahr-e Gholghola (City of Screams)
Gholghola City
Native name
Dari: شهر غلغله
Shahr-e-Gholghola or the 'City of Screams', Taken Sept 9, 2009 near Bamyan City, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.
LocationBamyan, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°49′08″N 67°50′20″E / 34.818813°N 67.838997°E / 34.818813; 67.838997[1]
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Shahr-e Gholghola or Gholghola City (

Dari: شهر غلغله) (also City of Screams, City of Woe, City of Sorrows) is an archaeological site located near the town of Bamyan, Afghanistan.[2][3]

The

Khwarezmian Empire.[4] Mutukan, son of Chagatai Khan and favourite grandson of Genghis Khan, was killed in battle by an arrow from the besieged walls, which led Genghis to massacre the population of the city and its surrounding region (the origin of the city's moniker "City of Woe").[5][6][7]

See also

  • Shahr-e Zuhak, Bamyan

References

  1. ^ "WikiGOGO - Shar-i-Gholghola | UNESCO, bariki". en.wikigogo.org. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ "Gholghola, a sign of old civilization in Bamyan". Wakht.af. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  3. ^ "Shahr-e Gholghola in Bamiyan, Afghanistan". Lonely Planet. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. ^ Dictionary of Wars, by George C. Kohn, p.55.
  5. ISBN 9780307237811
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  6. ISBN 9789231000645
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  7. ^ Anwarul Haque Haqqi, Chingiz Khan: The Life and Legacy of an Empire Builder, (Primus Books, 2010), 152.


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