Bamyan (Dari: بامیان), also spelled Bamiyan or Bamian, is the capital of Bamyan Province in central Afghanistan. [2] [3] [4] [5] Its population of approximately 70,000 people makes it the largest …

The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Pashto: د باميانو بودايي پژۍ, Dari: تندیس‌های بودا در بامیان) were two possibly 6th-century [3] monumental Buddhist statues in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan.

Bamiyan, town located in central Afghanistan. It lies about 80 miles (130 km) northwest of Kabul, the country’s capital, in the Bamiyan valley, at an elevation of 8,495 feet (2,590 meters). …

Bamyan, also spelled Bamiyan, Bāmīān or Bāmyān (Persian: ولایت بامیان), [5] is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan with the city of Bamyan as its center, located in central parts of …

May 14, 2009 · Bamiyan Valley, which sits at an altitude of about 8,000 feet in the central highlands of Afghanistan, was first inhabited in the third century B.C. It became an important …

The Bamiyan area, one of the poorest in Afghanistan, is home to a distinct ethnic group, the Hazara, who resisted Taliban influence and have also long resented what they see as …

Aug 12, 2024 · The twin Buddha statues stood sentinel over a valley in Afghanistan until being destroyed by the Taliban. Now all that's left are two cavities.