DATES: November 2008 - November 2015
PARTNERS: Turquoise Mountain
Turquoise Mountain (Firuzkuh in Dari) was the greatest indigenous Afghan capital of the Middle Ages, and for Afghan people, the name still evokes the country’s glorious cultural heritage. Turquoise Mountain Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization specializing in urban regeneration, business development, and education in traditional arts and architecture. Rory Stewart established the charity in 2006, at the behest of His Excellency the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, and HRH the Prince of Wales.