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Between Kabul and Bamiyan the southern route Shahr-e-Zohak Red city
Ruins archaeologists believe dates as early as the 6th Century A.D. A fortress was built atop the red cliffs to protect the entrance to the city of Bamiyan during the reign of the Shansabani King in the 12-13th Centuries AD. Withstood an attack led by Genghis Khans grandson in 1221 he was wounded and Genghis Khan took revenge on the Bamiyan valley