Bamyan, also spelled Bamiyan, Bāmīān or Bāmyān, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan with the city of Bamyan as its center, located in central parts of Afghanistan.
Various places in Bamyan province
Detail of the frescoes inside the caves of the Bamiyan Buddha complex
The smaller Buddha of Bamiyan. Buddhism was widespread in the region before the Islamic conquest of Afghanistan.
Band-e Amir National Park
Hazarajat, also known as Hazaristan, is a mostly mountainous region in the central highlands of Afghanistan, among the Kuh-e Baba mountains in the western extremities of the Hindu Kush. It is the home
Bamyan Province
…Safdar Tawakoli, a Hazara ethnic danbura player and singer from Bamyan Province. Hazarajat Bamyan Province – Naval Postgraduate School…
An AH-64 Apache helicopter shoots flares over a valley to support members of the 8th Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces during a firefight in Kajran district, Daykundi Province
Winters in central Afghanistan can be brutally cold with temperatures as low as −20 °C (−4.0 °F)
Statue of a bearded man with cap, probably Scythian, 3–4th century AD