Mazar is the main city of the north, though centuries ago the most important city north of the Hindu Kush was Balkh. It's not that big, but it does have an impressive mosque, the Blue Mosque, reputed to be the burial place of Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of Mohammed. We were there on a Friday, and as the first photo shows, lots of people were going to Friday prayers, or at least hanging around the mosque. Notice that some of the burkas are white, not blue; white is actually the most common color in the north.
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