Bamiyan, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan


๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Bamyan, also spelled Bamiyan or Bamian is the capital of Bamyan Province in central Afghanistan. It is also known as the "shining Light" and "Valley of Gods". With an altitude of about 2,550 m, Bamyan is the largest town in the central Afghanistan region of Hazarajat, and lies approximately 240 km north-west of Kabul, the national capital. It also refers to the surrounding valley. Bamyan is one of the famous provinces which is tourist attractions of Afghanistan. There are many historical castles like Zahak, Ghulghula and Buddha which is surrounding by beautiful caves. The unique nature of Bamyan is famous and one of them is Band Amir lake. The people of Bamyan are civilised and cultured.

Many statues of Buddha are carved into the sides of cliffs facing Bamyan city. In 2008, Bamyan was found to be the home of the world's oldest oil paintings. The city of Bamyan has four districts and a total land area of 3,539 hectares.

The valley is the Center of the Hazara settlement area, now known as Hazarajat. At the end of the 10th century AD, there was a Buddhist culture in which several thousand Buddhist monks lived in caves carved into the mountain. The 53 meters known as the Solsol and 35 meters known as Shamama are the high-standing Buddha statues and best-known monuments left by the Buddhists, which were then destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. "In 2001, the Taliban infamously blew up a giant carved Buddha in Bamyan, a region defined by its diverse archaeology, coruscating lakes, vivid panoramic valleys and rich-green meadows". 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 have been made to preserve the cultural monuments in the valley.

The Bamyan valley marked the most westerly point of Buddhist expansion and was a crucial hub of trade for much of the second millennium CE. It was a place where East met West and its archaeology reveals a blend of Greek, Turkic, Persian, Chinese, and Indian influences. The valley is one of Afghanistan's most touristic places.

The city of Bamyan joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a Crafts and Folk Art city in 2017. "UNESCO noted the Bamiyan Valley is the most monumental expression of the western Buddhism". Bamiyan is now listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in Danger

On 15 August 2021, Bamyan was seized by Taliban fighters, becoming the twenty-ninth provincial capital to be captured by the Taliban as part of the wider 2021 Taliban offensive.

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Bamiyan has a population of over 100,000 people. Bamiyan also forms the centre of the wider Bamyan Province which has a population of over 504,312 people. For the location of Bamiyan see: Bamyan.

To set up a UBI Lab for Bamiyan see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork

Bamiyan is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Craft and Folk Art see: https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Bamiyan has links with:

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UNESCO Creative Cities for Craft and Folk Art include: ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Al-Ahsa ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พ Areguรก ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Aswan ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช Ayacucho ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Baguio ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Bamiyan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Bamyan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Bandar Abbas ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Barcelos ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Biella ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Bukhara ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Cairo ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Caldas da Rainha ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Carrara ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Castelo Branco ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Chiang Mai ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Chordeleg ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ Durรกn ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Fabriano ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Gabrovo ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Hoi An ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Howick ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Icheon ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Isfahan ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น Jacmel ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Jaipur ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Jinju ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Joรฃo Pessoa ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Kanazawa ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Kargopol ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Kรผtahya ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Limoges ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Lubumbashi ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Madaba ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ด Monte Cristi ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ธ Nassau ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซ Ouagadougou ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Paducah ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Pekalongan ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฏ Porto-Novo ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ San Cristรณbal de las Casas ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Santa Fe ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Shaki ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Sharjah ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Sheki ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฌ Sokodรฉ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Sukhothai ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ Sukhothai Thani ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Surakarta ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Tรฉtouan ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ Trinidad ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunis ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Ulaanbaatar ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Viljandi

Antipodal to Bamiyan is: -112.167,-34.817

Locations Near: Bamiyan 67.8333,34.8167

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Bamyan 67.833,34.817 d: 0  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Paghman 68.95,34.583 d: 105.3  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Ghazni 68.421,33.552 d: 150.7  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Kabul 69,34 d: 140.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Mazar-e Sharif 67.117,36.7 d: 219.2  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Mazar-i-Sharif 67,36.75 d: 227.7  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Balkh 66.883,36.75 d: 231.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Kunduz 68.867,36.717 d: 230.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ Jalalabad 70.433,34.433 d: 241.7  

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฏ Bokhtar 68.767,37.833 d: 345.7  

Antipodal to: Bamiyan -112.167,-34.817

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Coronel -73.217,-37.017 d: 16523.4  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Talcahuano -73.117,-36.717 d: 16509.9  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 16510.3  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Concepciรณn -73.05,-36.817 d: 16505.6  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chiguayante -73.017,-36.917 d: 16504.3  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 16555.1  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Osorno -73.133,-40.567 d: 16550.6  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Temuco -72.667,-38.733 d: 16497.5  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 16536.3  

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 16536.3  

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