Bamyan, Afghanistan

The largest city of Hazaristan region

Buda statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan

Bamyan is one of the historically Provinces of Afghanistan, sits in central of Afghanistan and Bamyan city is the largest town in the central of Afghanistan of Hazarajat, and lies approximately 240 km northwest of Kabul, located in the south of Hindu Kush‟s mountains and north of Baba‟s mountains, has cold weather because it‟s almost semi-mountainous, According to monuments of Bamyan and being some evidences, Bamyan valley was crossroads for caravans of Silk road and the central of Buddhism. Basically; absolutely optimistic, Bamyan should return to ancient historical position. The Bamyan‟s city is the national capital and chosen as “Cultural Capital” for South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), many statues of Buddha are carved into the sides of cliffs facing Bamyan city. But, this research paper will try to focusing the geopolitics of Bamyan‟s city, Buddhas, reconstructions of Buddhas, Shahr-e-Gholghola, and national park of Afghanistan (Band-e-Amir) in Bamyan province of Afghanistan. Unfortunately some of these monuments and historic places destroyed or being some threats for destroying of monuments, for instance; the splendidly of Buddha‟s statues destroyed by extremist fundamentalists of Islam and here being different ideas about reconstructions of them, but it‟s a historical fact; never couldn‟t reconstructions the Buddhas, because here is no being originality and reality. The Bamyan‟s antiquities and amusement park is a pacific point for people of Afghanistan also a historic key for relationships between Afghanistan and other countries.

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