Bursunah
Bursunah is a valley in Bamyan, Afghanistan and has an elevation of 2,534 metres. Bursunah is situated nearby to the locality Shēray, as well as near Tarnāwah.- Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,534 metres
- Description: valley in Bamyan, Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Borsoneh”, “Buṟsona”, “Bursonah”, and “برسنه”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bamyan Airport and Buddhas of Bamiyan.
Bamyan Airport
Aerodrome
Bamyan Airport, officially named Shahid Mazari Airport, is located in the city of Bamyan, which is the capital of Bamyan Province in Afghanistan. It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, and serves the population of Bamyan Province.
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Work of art
Photo: james gordon losangeles, CC BY 4.0.
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental Buddhist reliefs in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, carved possibly around the 6th-century. Located 130 kilometres to the northwest of Kabul, at an elevation of 2,500 metres, carbon dating of the structural… Buddhas of Bamiyan is situated 3 km northeast of Bursunah.
Shahr-i Ghulghula
Photo: EFarid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shahr-e-Gholghola or Gholghola City is an archaeological site located near the town of Bamyan, Afghanistan. The Siege of Bamyan took place here in 1221 during the Mongol pursuit of Jalal al-Din Mangburni, the last ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire. Shahr-i Ghulghula is situated 3 km east of Bursunah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bamiyan.
Bamiyan
Photo: Afghanistan Matters, CC BY 2.0.
Bamiyan is the main town in Bamiyan Province. Bamiyan is one of the main tourist attractions in Afghanistan, largely due to the giant destroyed Buddha statues.
Bursunah
- Category: landform
- Location: Bamyan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bursunah” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bursunah”
- Irish: “Bursunah”
- Swedish: “Bursunah”
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Localities in the Area
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