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mineral-rich water that seeped out of faults and cracks in the rocky landscape. Over time, the water deposited layers of hardened mineral (travertine) that built up into walls that now contain the water. According to the
Wildlife Conservation Society, which helped the Afghan government set up the park, Band-e-Amir is one of the few travertine systems in the world. Bamyan Despite being one of the country's poorest and least developed regions, Bamiyan remains one of the safest areas of Afghanistan today. For those who helped create the national park in 2009 after decades of delay due to war, the peaceful Band-e-Amir National Park tells an entirely different story of a country whose recent historical narrative has been defined by violence. Band-e-Amir National Park is located in central Afghanistan's Bamiyan province, .The WCS, along with a number of international agencies and funding partners including USAID and the United Nations Development Programme, assisted the local Afghan government in helping to establish and manage the park. in Band-e-Amir the deep blue color of the lakes is due to the clarity of the air as well as the purity of the water. The high mineral content of the lakes also causes the intense and varying colors of the lake waters. In addition, Band-e- Amir made from six lakes; Of the six lakes, Band-e Panir is the smallest, with a diameter of approximately 100 m (330 ft). The largest is Band-e Zulfiqar, which measures some 6.5 km (4 mi) in length. The most accessible of the lakes is Band-e-Haibat, literally translated as Dam of Awe.
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period in the fifth century. The statues were destroyed by the
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Hazara people live in the area. Transportation facilities are increasing, but sparse. Notably, Bamyan is now connected by road to Kabul through Parwan province and Maidan Wardak. The connection between Maidan Shar and Bamyan β 136 km long β makes it possible to reach Kabul in a 2-hour drive. The
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Afghanistan established its first national park on April 22, 2009, to promote and protect the natural beauty of a series of intensely blue lakes created by natural dams high in the Hindu Kush. Band-e-Amir is a chain of six lakes in the mountainous desert of central
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to internal and foreign tourists who visit the province. Carpets, rugs, felts, embroidery, pottery and other local women's products can be mostly found in the art market shops. All the sellers are women and the products they sell are either their own or bought from women providing at homes. The city
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oil, are present in 12 of the 50 caves dating from the 5th to 9th century. The murals typically have a white base layer of a lead compound, followed by an upper layer of natural or artificial pigments mixed with either resins or walnut or poppy seed drying oils. Possibly, the paintings may be the
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mountains. On the north side, there is an approximately 1.5 kilometers long, high, almost vertical sandstone cliff that was formed by a glacier. The Buddha statues and most of the caves in the valley were carved into this rock face. In the valley itself and on the slopes, there are numerous ruins
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in 2001. Furthermore, there are several cultural sites left from both the
Buddhist and the later Islamic era of the valley. After the overthrown of the Taliban from power in 2002, considerable efforts had been made to preserve the cultural monuments in the valley. The city of Bamyan has four
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During the time of the Afghan monarchy, Bamiyan was a bulwark in the central mountain region. At that time, however, the area was still claimed by the Uzbek Miren ruling in the north. They demanded tribute payments, mainly in the form of deliveries from slaves from the Hazara tribes of the
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Festival. More than 80 percent of the population in Bamyan depends on agriculture products and potato is their main product. Furthermore, Bamyan produces 60 percent of the potatoes in Afghanistan.
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Ashoka, the ruler of the ancient Indian Maurya dynasty, according to an old inscription, was sent in 261 BC. to convert the area. This was just before the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom declared independence in the northern Hindu Kush region.
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rule, Bamiyan was the capital of a large kingdom for about 60 years, namely from 1155 to 1212, which stretched north to the Oxus River (today's Amu Darya). In 1221 the city and its population were said to be completely
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culture, which was developed further in the south, and the Indian Gupta culture was the result of this cultural creation being unique of its kind. The Gandhara culture was already in retreat or largely collapsed when
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the cultural art and history of Afghanistan on February 26, 2001. All news had reports about it around the world. It is all about history's distorting by the commandant of extremist terrorist clerics of the Taliban.
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cliffs. The caves were also a big tourist attraction before the long series of wars in Afghanistan. The world's earliest oil paintings have been discovered in caves behind the destroyed statues. Scientists from the
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as a Crafts and Folk Art city in 2017. "UNESCO noted the Bamiyan Valley is the most monumental expression of western Buddhism". Bamiyan is now listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in Danger.
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in 1964. The city grew rapidly, but at the same time suffered from the lack of a zoning plan. Bamiyan's bazaar at that time had around 300 to 400 shops and its market was very busy twice a week.
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established their capital in the city soon thereafter. There is some evidence that Bamyan was somewhat populated and reconstructed during the Timurid period in the 15th century.
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Mountains cover ninety percent of the province, and the cold, long winter, lasting for six months, brings temperatures of three to twenty degrees Celsius below zero. Mainly
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3572:Ashrafi, N. (2017, August 9).
3487:. UN News Centre. 15 July 2004
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2577:Bamyan's festivals and bazaars
2537:Provincial Reconstruction Team
2465:and were in conflict with the
424:UNESCO Creative Cities Network
422:The city of Bamyan joined the
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3465:. UN News Centre. 4 July 2004
2812:List of cities in Afghanistan
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2386:William Moorcroft (explorer)
2300:, Bamyan became part of the
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2758:International sister cities
2213:Hindu and Buddhist heritage
2023:Transitional Administration
1593:Principality of Chaghaniyan
852:Mean daily minimum Β°C (Β°F)
712:Mean daily maximum Β°C (Β°F)
151:"Bamyan, roof of the world"
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3667:Belal (26 February 2020).
2962:"Information about Bamyan"
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2916:January 28, 2007, at the
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2629:Band-e-Amir National Park
2569:Demography of Afghanistan
2533:New Zealand Defence Force
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3532:"Potato Flower Festival"
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2656:Restoration work in 2008
2623:Natural beauty of Bamyan
2593:Dambura musical festival
2380:when the British routed
1888:Principality of Qandahar
593:Climate data for Bamyan
458:Geography of Afghanistan
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4039:Buddhism in Afghanistan
3557:Bamyan Dambora Festival
2991:archive.archaeology.org
2938:The Library of Congress
2934:"About this Collection"
2873:Oxford University Press
2666:world cultural heritage
2373:surrounding mountains.
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3406:J. Anal. At. Spectrom.
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2254:Afghanistan portal
2191:List of heads of state
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2869:UK English Dictionary
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2693:The fortified castle
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1499:Indo-Parthian kingdom
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511:1221 siege of Bamiyan
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275:Muhammad Tahir Zaheer
211:34.82500Β°N 67.83333Β°E
3438:Michael Vinay Bhatia
2879:on 31 December 2019.
2734:Sport in Afghanistan
2354:From the age of the
642:Record high Β°C (Β°F)
471:from earlier times.
356:, is the capital of
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3742:poriruacity.govt.nz
3444:, Routledge, 2008,
3179:on 25 December 2018
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2382:Dost Mohammad Khan
2161:Political violence
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1548:Hephthalite Empire
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2966:Bamyan Foundation
2606:Bamyan art bazaar
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1858:Sadozai Sultanate
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2342:wiped out by
2309:Hephthalites
2306:
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2201:List of wars
2050:(reinstated)
2010:(reinstated)
1383:2100β1800 BC
1373:2200β1800 BC
1310:6β7 century.
1261:(1960β1983)
996:mm (inches)
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3952:Shibar Pass
3208:26 December
2800:New Zealand
2612:handicrafts
2557:Afghan Army
2471:Transoxania
2452:6th century
2121:Kushanshahr
1998:US invasion
1733:Khwarezmids
1583:Kabul Shahi
1538:Alchon Huns
1393:1500β535 BC
1334:Afghanistan
1332:History of
509:during the
495:Middle East
393:Hephthalite
362:Afghanistan
360:in central
326:Postal code
241:Afghanistan
214: /
4023:Categories
3942:Koh-e Baba
3760:References
3450:113405422X
3040:22 October
2997:29 January
2846:22 October
2681:Ghaznavids
2563:Demography
2513:poppy seed
2349:Qarlughids
2329:Ghaznavids
2136:Zabulistan
2111:Kafiristan
2106:Kabulistan
1928:Daoud coup
1763:Qarlughids
1703:Ghaznavids
1613:Tang China
1558:Nezak Huns
1483:155β80? BC
1453:256β125 BC
1443:305β180 BC
1433:312β150 BC
1423:330β312 BC
1413:550β330 BC
1403:728β550 BC
1257:Source 2:
1249:Source 1:
534:Koh-i-Baba
530:Hindu Kush
487:Silk Route
479:Koh-i-Baba
468:Koh-e Baba
301:Population
267:Government
202:67Β°50β²00β³E
199:34Β°49β²30β³N
4044:Hazarajat
4003:Yakawlang
3968:Governors
3947:Shebartoo
3910:Landforms
3892:Yakawlang
3854:Districts
3724:ReliefWeb
3673:Colombius
3296:14 August
3267:11 August
3183:5 January
3089:3 October
2750:in Bamyan
2541:4th Corps
2500:sandstone
2367:Aurangzeb
2317:Saffarids
2302:Kushansha
2298:Sassanids
2076:Arachosia
2042:2004β2021
2027:2001β2004
1992:1996β2001
1982:1992β1996
1962:1978β1992
1942:1973β1978
1922:1926β1973
1902:1823β1926
1892:1818β1855
1882:1747β1823
1872:1738β1747
1862:1716β1732
1852:1709β1738
1842:1510β1709
1832:1501β1738
1807:1520β1591
1797:1370β1507
1787:1245β1381
1777:1256β1335
1773:Ilkhanate
1767:1224β1266
1757:1226β1245
1747:1219β1226
1737:1215β1231
1727:1037β1194
1683:Saffarids
1473:180β90 BC
1288:, Bamyan
519:acropolis
452:Geography
370:sea level
366:Hazarajat
315:Time zone
293:Elevation
3491:26 April
3469:26 April
3322:1 August
2971:19 April
2943:26 April
2914:Archived
2891:"Bamian"
2862:"Bamian"
2806:See also
2683:and the
2664:list of
2477:Xuanzang
2445:Buddhism
2440:Gandhara
2398:Daizangi
2356:Timurids
2242:Category
2116:Khorasan
2096:Gandhara
2037:politics
1938:Republic
1838:Safavids
1793:Timurids
1707:963β1187
1693:Samanids
1673:Tahirids
1663:Abbasids
1633:Umayyads
1575:Medieval
1351:Timeline
1323:a series
1321:Part of
1286:Scythian
1154:Average
992:Average
987:(β22.9)
932:(β19.1)
927:(β22.9)
541:Daizangi
532:and the
493:and the
320:UTC+4:30
248:Province
3877:Sayghan
3867:Kahmard
3841:Capital
3704:23 June
3678:23 June
3652:23 June
3627:23 June
3601:23 June
3542:23 June
3516:20 June
3511:nps.edu
3389:23 June
3364:23 June
2796:Porirua
2685:Ghurids
2600:Dambura
2390:Taliban
2337:Ghurids
2166:Culture
2091:Bactria
2019:Interim
1918:Kingdom
1898:Emirate
1828:Mughals
1803:Arghuns
1783:Kartids
1723:Seljuks
1713:Ghurids
1697:875β999
1687:863β900
1677:821β873
1667:750β821
1657:750-977
1647:680β870
1643:Zunbils
1637:661β750
1627:660β842
1617:660β669
1607:652β661
1587:565β879
1562:484β711
1552:410β557
1542:380β560
1523:320β465
1513:230β651
1360:Ancient
1269:History
1061:(5.24)
1056:(0.17)
1051:(0.30)
1046:(0.17)
1041:(0.12)
1031:(0.04)
1026:(0.22)
1021:(1.02)
1016:(1.17)
1011:(1.08)
1006:(0.62)
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