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‘4,000 tourists visited Islamic shrines in Northern Ghor in August’

By Petra - Sep 02,2015 - Last updated at Sep 02,2015

NORTHERN GHOR — A total of 4,000 tourists visited Islamic shrines in the Northern Ghor in August, Abed Smeirat, director of the district’s awqaf department said Wednesday.

Smeirat said hundreds of tourists came from Arab and Muslim countries.

The shrines house the tombs of Prophet Mohammad’s companions Muath Bin Jabal, Sharhabeel Bin Hasna and Amer Bin Abi Waqqas. 

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