Lashkari Bazar

Lashkari Bazar
Archeological site
Ruins of the Ghaznavid Palace of Lashkari Bazar, in Lashkargah (the South Palace, seen from the north).
Lashkari Bazar
Location in Afghanistan
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.

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