{"id":77604,"date":"2018-03-01T06:39:47","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T06:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swn.af\/lib\/the-minaret-of-jam-in-ghor-to-be-renovated\/"},"modified":"2020-12-19T10:36:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T10:36:35","slug":"the-minaret-of-jam-in-ghor-to-be-renovated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swn.af\/archive\/the-minaret-of-jam-in-ghor-to-be-renovated\/","title":{"rendered":"The Minaret of Jam in Ghor to be renovated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"394\" src=\"\/2017_Uploads\/2018\/3- Mar\/1\/\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0631\u062c\u0627\u0645.jpg\" width=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">GHOR (SW): Officials at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said their survey of the Minaret of Jam has been completed and soon the renovation work of the Minaret will start. The government of Afghanistan will pay the cost of the renovation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">Sarah Nusrati, Director of Afghan National Program for Culture and Creative Economy at the UNESCO told Salam Watandar that while external experts are ready to participate in the reconstruction of the Jam Minaret, however, they will be working with the Afghan universities, especially the University of Herat, to rebuild and renovate the Minaret.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">According to Nusrati, the Minaret of Jam has not been renovated by any individual or institutions so far, but only the protective walls had been built to protect the Minaret from the danger of Hari River&rsquo;s flooding during the summer.<\/p>\n<p data-keeper-edited=\"yes\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">&#39;Illegal extraction of ancient valuable pieces, the flooding and buildup of water around the Minaret because of proximity to the Hari River are the main reasons that put the Minaret in danger of erosion over time&#39;, Nusrati added.<\/p>\n<p data-keeper-edited=\"yes\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">Nusrati informed that although there is no real threat now, however, most of the decorative tiles have been destroyed, so the UNESCO is going to rebuild and renovate the stairs, and the ceiling of the Minaret.<\/p>\n<p data-keeper-edited=\"yes\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">Meanwhile, Fakhrudin Ariapur, the head of the Ghor Information and Culture Directorate told Salam Watandar that the Minaret is not in good condition, and as per expert&rsquo;s view, over time the main structure of the Minaret have lost its resistance to wind and rain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">According to Ariapur, if the Minaret of Jam is not reconstructed and rebuild soon, it will likely crumble within the next five years.<\/p>\n<p data-keeper-edited=\"yes\" style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">The Minaret of Jam in Ghor province had been built in the 12<sup>th<\/sup> century by the Ghurids or Ghorids dynasty and bears great cultural significance; however, parts of this monument were destroyed as a result of the multiple wars and due to the iellgal extration of the ancient and cultural monuments from nearby; it has also lost its resistance to natural disasters &#8211; decaying for years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px 0px 13.33px; text-align:justify\">ENDS<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said their survey of the Minaret of Jam has been completed and soon the renovation work of the Minaret will start. 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