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History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Herat, Afghanistan. People of Herat. People of Herat.Pic taken by Osman Khayyam. People of Herat: An elderly man in his plastic selling shop. Photo by Morteza Herati. People of Herat:

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Did you know Herat (western Afghanistan) produces 120 different types of grapes? More pics of Herat´s grapes. Also since this tweet has gone viral, make sure to follow our account

1. Here's our @NYTmag piece from Herat: what happens when the pandemic comes to a country mired in armed conflict, political instability, and deep poverty?Photographs: @kianahayeri(I'll be sharing some observations

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

It’s @fran__olmos again. Today get ready for battles, blood and severed limbs: it’s Tamerlane’s turn! One of the most notorious conquerors in history, a military genius who also was, let’s

Afghan Historians

AfghanHistorian

Is #Firuzkuh the site of the modern #MinaretofJam? Discovery and debates – DCT 1/7 @dcshifty #Afghanistan When the discovery of the Minaret of Jam was announced in 1957, the world

This might be an unpopular opinion, especially amongst Western pseudo-intellectuals who "analyze" all historical events through the same ideological prism, but Stinger rockets actually saved Afghan lives.https://twitter.com/attack

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Short thread about Afghanistan´s different types of turbans, locally known as "lungee" or "mandeel". Check it out! Pashtun militiamen from Helmand province. Picture shows two Mujahedeens: right one wearing

Col Naweed Kawusi

THREAD:1) The on-going war in today’s Afghanistan is not only fought across battlefields of Helmand, Kandahar, Mazar or Herat. There is another war going on and this is the war

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

Thread about carpets in the Persianate world (Afghanistan, Central Asia, Iran and by extension the Indian Subcontinent). Carpets most likely originated somewhere in northern modern Iran, around the Caspian Sea,

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

Hi there, @fran__olmos one day more talking about Central Asia in Iranian history. Today we will discuss about the rivalry between the Safavids and the Shaybanids from the Khanate of

History of Central Asia and Khorâsan

2020 marks the 1000th anniversary of Ferdowsi's death, whom died at age 81 in 1020. Ferdowsi has not only endured for a thousand years but has also defined the very

Historians of Iran

HistorianofIran

@Rob_Haug here a little later today and this time we will be focusing on the Arab-Muslim conquest of eastern Iran and Central Asia. The east played an important role in

JB

LONDON-INDIA BUS SERVICE: MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK. As promised here are the details of bus service from London to Delhi that started in around 1955 and ended around 1978.

A thread on Mohan Lal, the #Hindu spy who traversed the Central Asian region. Mohan Lal Zutshi (popularly known as Mohan Lal Kashmiri; 1812 – 1877) or Ram Nath was

Thread with excerpts from “The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia” by Peter Hopkirk Central Asia Napoleon’s plan to invade India by land with Russian help frightened the

Dr. Audrey Truschke

Some wanna-be American politician put out a hateful tweet about tearing down statues of Muhammad.In response, I’ve seen a lot of well-meaning people say that images of Muhammad are forbidden