Firozkoh

Firozkoh
TypeAncient city
LocationGhor Province, Afghanistan
BuiltFounded in 1146
Built byQutb al-Din Muhammad
DemolishedDestroyed in 1223

Firozkoh (Persian: فیروزکوه, Fīrōzkōh), or Turquoise Mountain, was the summer capital of the Ghurid dynasty, in the Ghor Province of central Afghanistan. It was reputedly one of the greatest cities of its age, but was destroyed in 1223 after a siege by Tolui, son of Genghis Khan. The location of the city was lost to history. It has been proposed that the Minaret of Jam, in Shahrak District, Ghor Province, is the only standing remains of the city.