Bamyan
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Bamyan (Persian: بامیان Bāmyān), also spelled Bamiyan[1] and Bamian,[2] is the capital city of Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. It has about 61,863 people. It is the largest town in the Hazarajat region in central Afghanistan. It is 240 kilometres north-west of Kabul, the national capital.
بامیان | |
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Coordinates: 34°49′N 67°49′E / 34.817°N 67.817°ECoordinates: 34°49′N 67°49′E / 34.817°N 67.817°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Bamyan Province |
Elevation | 9,200 ft (2,800 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 61,863 |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Education
Bamyan has the region's only university, Bamiyan University.
Bamyan Media
Koh-i-Baba (Baba Mountain, meaning the father mountain)
Drawing of the Buddhas of Bamiyan by Alexander Burnes, as he saw them during his visit in Bamiyan in 1832
Skiing in Bamyan
References
- ↑ e.g. Unesco, BBC Archived 2010-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Library of Congress country study