Buddhas o Bamiyan
Coordinates: 34°49′55.35″N 67°49′36.49″E / 34.8320417°N 67.8268028°E
| UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid | |
|---|---|
 The tawer o the twa Buddhas o Bamiyan | |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi. |
| Reference | 208 |
| Inscription | 2003 (27t Session) |
| Endangered | 2003–present |
The Buddhas o Bamiyan (Persie:بت های باميان – bothā-ye Bāmiyān) war 4t an 5t-century[1] monumental statues o staundin buddha carved intae the side o a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region o central Afghanistan, 230 km (140 mi) northwast o Kabul at an elevation o 2,500 meter (8,200 feet) bi Hazaras. Thay war destroyed bi the Taliban in 2001.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Gall, Carlotta (5 December 2006). "Afghans consider rebuilding Bamiyan Buddhas". International Herald Tribune/The New York Times. Retrieved 8 Mairch 2014.
Categeries:
- Airticles conteenin Dari-leid text
- 6t-century religious biggins
- Colossal Buddha statues
- Airts in Afghanistan
- Central Asian Buddhist steids
- Destroyed laundmerks in Afghanistan
- 2001 in releegion
- 2001 in Afghanistan
- Anti-Buddhism
- Airchaeological steids in Afghanistan
- Buddhism in Afghanistan
- Buddhist pilgrimages
- Biggins an structurs in Afghanistan
- Biggins an structurs demolished in 2001
- Islam an ither releegions
- Aniconism
- Moontain monuments an memorials
- History o Afghanistan
- Rock airt in Asie
- Silk Road
- Taliban
- Vandalised wirks o airt
- Warld Heritage Steids in Afghanistan
- Bamyan Province
- Hazarajat
- Persecution bi Muslims
- Buddhist airt
- Destroyed sculptures
- Warld Heritage Steids in Danger
- Ceevil war in Afghanistan (1996–2001)
- 6t-century Buddhism