Beneath the Fortress of Alexander the Great is the trout-filled Chashma Spring, formed, it is said, where the Prophet Mohammed’s son-in-law Hazrat Ali drove his staff into the ground. Several hundred holy trout occupy the pool, living off the mineral-laden waters of the spring. Next to the spring is a 16th-century Friday mosque and a 9th-century mausoleum.
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Fortress of Alexander the Great
0.26 MILES
A series of eroded mud-walled fortifications and buttresses line the hill south of Nurata village, dating from Alexander the Great's founding of the town…
2.62 MILES
Behind the Fortress of Alexander the Great a path leads 4km to the Zukarnay Petroglyphs, which date to the Bronze Age. If it's too hot to walk, there are…
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1. Fortress of Alexander the Great
0.26 MILES
A series of eroded mud-walled fortifications and buttresses line the hill south of Nurata village, dating from Alexander the Great's founding of the town…
2.62 MILES
Behind the Fortress of Alexander the Great a path leads 4km to the Zukarnay Petroglyphs, which date to the Bronze Age. If it's too hot to walk, there are…