Sharbat Gula

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Birth Name: شربت ګله

Country of origin: Afghanistan

Currently Residing In: Italy

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Greenest Eyes (35 items)
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Published 16 years ago

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Most Beautiful Eyes (21 items)
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Published 13 years, 1 month ago

1 comment

8 votes

Beautiful Women From Around the World (35 items)
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Published 13 years, 9 months ago

1 comment

5 votes

Top Ten Most Beautiful Eyes (10 items)
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Published 14 years, 10 months ago

3 comments

1 votes

Faces: Central Asia (26 items)
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Published 7 years, 7 months ago

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Description: Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله; born c. 1972) is an Afghan woman who became internationally recognized as the 12-year-old subject in Afghan Girl, a 1984 portrait taken by American photojournalist Steve McCurry that was later published as the cover photograph for the June 1985 issue of National Geographic. The portrait was shot at Nasir Bagh, Pakistan, while Gula was residing there as an Afghan refugee fleeing the Soviet–Afghan War. Despite the photograph's high global recognition, Gula's identity remained unknown until 2002, when her whereabouts were verified and she was photographed for the second time in her life. ... (more)

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