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Bamyan - Wikipedia Most of the population lives in downtown Bamyan The valley is cradled between the parallel mountain ranges of the Hindu Kush and the Koh-i-Baba
Bamiyan | Afghanistan, Map, History, Facts | Britannica Bamiyan, town located in central Afghanistan It lies about 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Kabul, the country’s capital, in the Bamiyan valley, at an elevation of 8,495 feet (2,590 meters)
Bamiyan Buddhas | Whose Culture? Built in the 6th century, the Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental size statues, standing at 115 and 174 feet tall, carved into the sandstone cliffs of the Bamiyan valley in central Afghanistan
Smarthistory – Bamiyan Buddhas Known collectively as the Bamiyan Buddhas, the two monumental sculptures have amazed both Buddhist and non-Buddhist visitors for more than a 1,000 years Like many of the world’s great ancient monuments, little is known about who commissioned the Bamiyan Buddhas or the sculptors who carved them
The History of Afghanistans Bamiyan Buddhas - ThoughtCo The two colossal Bamiyan Buddhas stood as arguably the most important archaeological site in Afghanistan for well over a thousand years They were the largest standing Buddha figures in the world
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Enclosed between the high mountains of the Hindu Kush in the central highlands of Afghanistan, the Bamiyan Valley opens out into a large basin bordered to the north by a long, high stretch of rocky cliffs
Bamiyan - Wikitravel Bamiyan is the main town in Bamiyan Province, Afghanistan Bamiyan is one of the main tourist attractions in Afghanistan, largely due to the giant destroyed Buddha statues It's also one of the most picturesque regions in the country It lies at an altitude of around 2,500 m and is cooler than Kabul
Bamiyan | Silk Roads Programme - UNESCO The Bamiyan Valley, enclosed in the high mountains of the Hindu Kush in central highlands of Afghanistan, was a vital link in the trade routes that spanned from China to India via ancient Bactria (present-day Afghanistan)
About Bamyan - Visit Bamyan Inhabited since the third century BC and possess some of the world’s most renowned archaeological sites from the fifth century Bamyan is located in the central highlands, known as the peaceful Hazarajat, Afghanistan
Buddhas of Bamiyan - Wikipedia Bamiyan had been a Buddhist religious site since the 2nd century CE under the Kushans, and remained so up to the time of the Muslim conquest of the Abbasid Caliphate under Al-Mahdi in 770 CE