There are very few azure mines in the world, and today in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, the Kokcheh Valley in the Kranomunjan region, as well as the western Hindu Kush mountains near the source of the Amu Darya River, are among the best azure species in the world still extracted by traditional methods
There are very few Azure mines in the world, and today in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, the Kokcheh Valley in the Kranomunjan region, as well as the western Hindu Kush mountains near the source of the Amu Darya River, are among the best azure species in the world still extracted by traditional methods. Afghan Lapis lazuli has been considered since 6500 years ago during the Achaemenid period, which was part of Iran.
Pakistan in the Chagay Mountains at Bibi Dick, 35 km north of Dalbandian near the Afghan border, Lake Baikal in western Russia where Lapis Lazuli contains Dolomite marble, the Pamirs, South America, the Sinai Peninsula, and parts of Iran.
