Municipality of Bamyan
Municipality of Bamyan is a government office in Bamyan District, Afghanistan. Municipality of Bamyan is situated nearby to the government office Education Department, as well as near the work of art Buddhas of Bamiyan.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 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 580 metres northeast of Municipality of Bamyan.
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 2 km southeast of Municipality of Bamyan.
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.
Municipality of Bamyan
- Type: Government office
- Categories: office and government building
- Location: Bamyan District, Bamyan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.82816° or 34° 49′ 41″ northLongitude
67.82188° or 67° 49′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8J69RRHC+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 6077475575OpenStreetMap feature
office=government
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Education Department and Dept of Culture and Information.
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