Band-e Amir

Afghanistan / Bamiyan /
 lake, national park
Band-e Amir (Persian: بند امیر, meaning "Dam of the Amir") refers to six lakes high in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Central Afghanistan near the famous Buddhas of Bamyan. They were created by the carbon dioxide rich water oozing out of the faults and fractures to deposit calcium carbonate precipitate in the form of travertine walls that today store the water of these lakes.
In 2004, Band-e Amir was submitted for recognition as a World Heritage site. In 2008, Band-e Amir was finally declared Afghanistan's first national park.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-e_Amir
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Coordinates:   34°50'5"N   67°12'25"E

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  • Band Amir is a very famous and nice place in the world. there are 7 dams at Band Amir and people come from different places to see the dams and enjoy, espicially the visitors(tourists) come in spring and summer season that is because of coldiness of area, they are natural dams and have very clean and cold water even you can not swim into them,while swiming be careful because they are very deep,If you know swiming you can swim other wise don't bother your self. many tourists come from different countries,especially from Amereca,Europe,Japan,China etc........ the tourist say it is the famouse and nice place in the world which includes naturally dams. these dams have alot of fishes but you can't take out them because it is a reserved area by the government. any way if you go Band Amir really you will enjoy and be fresh as you want.it is the place which you dream,the security is very good no body will disturb you and peaple behave very good,but only the thing is that which you will being very tired in the way because the road is no tared, but I am sure the government will make it tar as soon as possible and they try to reconstruct the Bamyan airport which facilitates your trip. Mss Habiba Sarabi is the governer of Bamyan province and she is the only woman which is governig a province in Afghanistan,it shows the security in Bamyan acceptance of people about women and also the power of the central government in the Bamyan. the governer try to help peaple and make airport as will as streets between Band Amir and Bamyan , Bamyan-Kabul and Bamyan-Balkh so that one can come easily in Bamyan, Band Amir and enjoy in once life. The another famouse thing there are Boda (Two big Idles) in the Bamyan which are very famous and surprisable in the world. Finally I can express my Idia that If you come in Bamyan then you will realise the buty of nature in this province. Bamyan vally is a reserved area by UNISCO. thank you for reading this message. Cheers.
  • Interesting description and a valiant attempt at English (I can only imagine how a European might write the above in Dari). I didnt know that the only woman governor in Afganistan is in charge of Bamiyan.
  • There are wonderful Peacemaker youth in Bamiyan, that's how I heard of this wonderful place, and saw photos. www.ourjourneytosmile.com
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