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DAY 7
Drive north from Pul-i-Khumri to Mazar-i-Sharif. At Samangan, we will stop to see the Buddhist stupa known locally as Takht-i-Rustam (“Rustam's Throne”). At the base of the hill is a monastery complex consisting of five caves. Local people prefer to believe that the mound and caves mark the location of the wedding of the semi-mythical Sogdian hero Rustam to the daughter of the King of Samangan, Takhmina.
In the afternoon, we will arrive at Mazar-i-Sharif, and stay in a hotel in the centre, close to the shrine of Ali.