Open Mosque Outside Soldier's Picket.

25 April 1976
The mosque stands by a stream at the foot of the Gharaw Pass some 19 km. from Mahmud Raqi. Similar mosques are often located at the foot of steep passes where travelers stop to pray for a safe passage through dangerous terrain.

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25 April 1976<br />
The mosque stands by a stream at the foot of the Gharaw Pass some 19 km. from Mahmud Raqi. Similar mosques are often located at the foot of steep passes where travelers stop to pray for a safe passage through dangerous terrain.