Stock Photo - Herat Afghanistan The Citadel Qala_i_Ikhtiyar_ud_din Originally built by Alexander the Great but built in it´s present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305 AD Conquerors Ghengis Khan and Tamerlane fought beneath its walls and it suffered attacks by the Ghaznavids the Seljuks the Ghorids the Monghuls the Timurids the Safavids and others Now managed by the department of Historical monuments of the Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism

Stock Photo: Herat Afghanistan The Citadel  Qala-i-Ikhtiyar-ud-din  Originally built by Alexander the Great but built in it's present form by Malik Fakhruddin in 1305 AD.

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