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.