Bamyan
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.
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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
Historical reconstuction work.*More from Afghanistan on my site contained in these posts. CC www.carlmontgomery.com/
Skiing in Bamyan
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References
- ↑ e.g. Unesco, BBC Archived 2010-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Library of Congress country study
