Minaret of Djam by Freya Stark
Freya Stark traveled the difficult and often dangerous journey from Kabul to Kandahar and Herat in search of one of Afghanistan's most celebrated treasures, the Minaret of Djam. This magnificent symbol of the powerful Ghorid Empire that once stretched from Iran to India lies in the heart of central Afghanistan's wild Ghor Province. Surrounded by over 6,000 foot high mountains and by the remains of what many believe to have been the lost city of Turquoise Mountain--one of the greatest cities of the Middle Ages--Djam is, even today, one of the most inaccessible and remote places in Afghanistan. When Freya Stark traveled there, few people in the world had ever laid eyes on it or managed to reach the desolate valley in which it lies.Freya Stark, who died in 1993 and was dubbed the last of the Romantic Travellers by The Times of London, wrote more than thirty volumes about her journeys in the Middle East throughout her lifetime, including The Southern Gates of Arabia. Jane Fletcher Geniesse is a former New York Times writer and the author of Passionate Nomad: The Life of Freya Stark, a PEN/Martha Albrand Award finalist for First Nonfiction in 1999. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Washington Post, New York magazine, and Town & Country. She currently resides in Washington, D.C.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719520662 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719520665 |
| Title | Minaret of Djam |
| Author | Freya Stark |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton General Division |
| Year published | 1970-10-05 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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