Afghanistan
Bamyan
Bamyan District

Buddhas of Bamiyan

Buddhas of Bamiyan is a work of art in , . Buddhas of Bamiyan is situated nearby to the government office , as well as near .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buddhas of Bamiyan and Bamyan Airport.

Work of art
Photo: james gordon losangeles, CC BY 4.0.
The were two monumental Buddhist reliefs in the of , carved possibly around the 6th-century. Located 130 kilometres to the northwest of , at an elevation of 2,500 metres, carbon dating of the structural… is situated 1 km east of Buddhas of Bamiyan.

Aerodrome
, officially named Shahid Mazari Airport, is located in the city of Bamyan, which is the capital of in . It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, and serves the population of Bamyan Province.

Photo: EFarid, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shahr-e-Gholghola or Gholghola City is an archaeological site located near the town of , . 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. is situated 2½ km southeast of Buddhas of Bamiyan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bamiyan.

Photo: Afghanistan Matters, CC BY 2.0.
is the main town in Province. is one of the main tourist attractions in Afghanistan, largely due to the giant destroyed Buddha statues.

Buddhas of Bamiyan

Latitude
34.82947° or 34° 49′ 46″ north
Longitude
67.81801° or 67° 49′ 5″ east
Open location code
8J69RRH9+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4421574131
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Spanish—“Buddhas of Bamiyan” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဘာမီယံ ဗုဒ္ဓရုပ်ပွားတော်”
  • Chinese: “巴米揚大佛”
  • French: “Bouddhas de Bâmiyân”
  • German: “Buddha-Statuen von Bamiyan”
  • Italian: “Buddha di Bamiyan”
  • Japanese: “バーミヤン渓谷の文化的景観と古代遺跡群”
  • Portuguese: “Budas de Bamiyan”
  • Russian: “Бамианские статуи Будды”
  • Spanish: “Budas de Bāmiyān”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Municipality of Bamyan and literacy Department.

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