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Buddhas of Bamiyan

The Buddhas of Bamiyan (Pashto: د باميانو بودايي پژۍ, Dari: تندیس‌های بودا در بامیان) were two monumental Buddhist reliefs in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, carved possibly around the 6th-century. Located 130 kilometres (81 mi) to the northwest of Kabul, at an elevation of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft), carbon dating of the structural components of the…

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Location
Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Area
105 ha (260 acres)
Buffer zone
225.25 ha (556.6 acres)
Criteria
Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi.
Endangered
2003–present
Inscription
2003 (27th Session)

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related to In popular culture · 33
Buddhas of Bamiyan → Afghan War, Afghanistan, An Afghan Winter, Aryana Sayeed's, Bamiyan, Bamyan Valley, Black Ops II, Buddhas, Buddhas's, Buddhist, Call, Despite, Duty, Empress Michiko, Gates, Imperial, In June, Islamic, Japan, John Boyne
related to Commissioning · 31
Buddhas of Bamiyan → Abbasid Caliphate, Afghanistan, Al-Mahdi, Badakhshan, Bamiyan, Bamiyan Valley, Bamyan, Buddhist, CE, China, For, Gandhara, Hephthalite, Hephthalites, Hindu Kush, Islamic, It, Kushans, Monks, Most
Area · 1
Buddhas of Bamiyan → 105 ha (260 acres)
Buffer zone · 1
Buddhas of Bamiyan → 225.25 ha (556.6 acres)
Coordinates · 1
Buddhas of Bamiyan → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Criteria · 1
Buddhas of Bamiyan → Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi.
Endangered · 1
Buddhas of Bamiyan → 2003–present
Inscription · 1
Buddhas of Bamiyan → 2003 (27th Session)
Location · 1
Buddhas of Bamiyan → Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Part of · 1
Buddhas of Bamiyan → Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamyan Valley

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Buddhas of BamiyanCriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi.1.00infobox
Buddhas of BamiyanEndangered2003–present1.00infobox
Buddhas of BamiyanInscription2003 (27th Session)1.00infobox
Buddhas of BamiyanLocationBamiyan, Afghanistan1.00infobox
Buddhas of BamiyanPart ofCultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamyan Valley1.00infobox
Buddhas of BamiyanReference2081.00infobox
vermilioninstance ofThey discovered that the paint contained pigments0.80text
Buddhas of Bamiyanrelated to CommissioningBamiyan0.60section
Buddhas of Bamiyanrelated to CommissioningSilk Road0.60section

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