Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley World Heritage Site

Official name

Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley | UNESCO

Country

Afghanistan | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Bamiyan Province, Bamiyan District
34.8469° Lat, 67.8252° Lon | Map

Code

208

Time Zone

Asia/Kabul (+0430, +0430)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2003. The cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley represent the artistic and religious developments which from the 1st to the 13th centuries characterized ancient Bakhtria, integrating various cultural influences into the Gandhara school of Buddhist art. The area contains numerous Buddhist monastic ensembles and sanctuaries, as well as fortified edifices from the Islamic period. The site is also testimony to the tragic destruction by the Taliban of the two standing Buddha statues, which shook the world in March 2001.