Lashkari Bazar

Lashkari Bazar
Archeological site
Ruins of the Ghaznavid Palace of Lashkari Bazar, in Lashkargah (the South Palace, seen from the north).[1]
Ruins of the Ghaznavid Palace of Lashkari Bazar, in Lashkargah (the South Palace, seen from the north).[1]
Lashkari Bazar is located in Afghanistan
Lashkari Bazar
Lashkari Bazar
Location in Afghanistan
Lashkari Bazar is located in Continental Asia
Lashkari Bazar
Lashkari Bazar
Lashkari Bazar (Continental Asia)
Coordinates: 31°33′57″N 64°21′03″E / 31.565961°N 64.350822°E / 31.565961; 64.350822
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceHelmand

Lashkari Bazar (Persian: لشگری بازار "Military market", locally known as Persian: کھنه قلعه Qala-e-Kohna "Old castle") was a palatial residence of rulers of the Ghaznavid Empire, located in Lashkargah in Afghanistan. The original name was probably al-'Askar.[2]

  1. ^ Schlumberger, Daniel (1952). "Le Palais ghaznévide de Lashkari Bazar". Syria. 29 (3/4): 257. ISSN 0039-7946.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DIA161 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).