Bamyan Province

Bamyan Province () is ane o the thirty-fower provinces o Afghanistan. It is in the centre o the kintra. Its caipital is an aw cried Bamyan. The majority o the population are Hazaras, wi 16% Sadat, 15% Tajiks,Cultural and conflict Studies, Bamyan Province an Pashtuns an Tatars in smawer numbers.Bamyan provincial profile Bamyan is the lairgest province in the Hazarajat region o Afghanistan, an is the cultural caipital o the Hazara ethnic group that predominates in the aurie.

In antiquity, central Afghanistan wis strategically placit tae thrive frae the Silk Road caravans which criss-crossed the region tradin atween the Roman Empire, Cheenae, Central an Sooth Asie. Bamyan wis a stoppin aff point for mony travellers. It wis here whaur elements o Greek, Persie an Buddhist airt wur combined intae a unique classical style, kent as Greco-Buddhist airt.

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 Afghanistan Information Management Services - Bamyan Province


Category:Hazarajat
Category:Steids alang the Silk Road
Category:Provinces o Afghanistan
Category:Buddhism in Afghanistan
Category:Buddhist airt an cultur