Remains Bamyan Valley
Remains Bamyan Valley is an archaeological site in Bamyan District, Afghanistan. Remains Bamyan Valley is situated nearby to the government office literacy Department, as well as near Municipality of Bamyan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buddhas of Bamiyan and Bamyan Airport.
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Work of art
Photo: james gordon losangeles, CC BY 4.0.
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental Buddhist statues in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, built 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 1½ km east of Remains Bamyan Valley.
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.
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 southeast of Remains Bamyan Valley.
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.
Remains Bamyan Valley
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bamyan District, Bamyan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.82966° or 34° 49′ 47″ northLongitude
67.81166° or 67° 48′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8J69RRH6+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 461104411OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Highlights include literacy Department and Municipality of Bamyan.
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