Bamiyan, Afghanistan

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Extensively bombed during the war, Bamian (pop. 50,000) is of interest as an ancient center for Buddhist learning. This beautiful (if arid) site on the Kunduz River is historically significant as the place where an indigenous Afghan religion developed during the 1st-6th centuries. The area has some 10,000 caves (and assorted tunnels), ancient cave dwellings and the Red City fortress (and its other mountaintop companions). Two huge Buddhas (one 53 m tall and the other 35 m tall) carved into a mountainside are still standing but badly damaged by the war. Nearby are the ruins of Zohak and Gholghola and the lakes of Band-i-Amir (see separate paragraph). 130 km west of Kabul. More info on: www.afghan-network.net

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