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Explore Dahan-e Owpar in Afghanistan
Dahan-e Owpar in the region of Bāmīān is a town in Afghanistan - some 80 mi or ( 128 km ) North-West of Kabul , the country's capital city .
Current time in Dahan-e Owpar is now 01:56 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Soghdar, Shekh Raza, Shikari, Pul-e Khumri, and Panjab. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Soghdar . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Dahan-e Owpar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Historic footage of Bamiyan statues
A sequence on the Bamiyan statues from "Adventure in Afghanistan" from Hal, Halla and David Linker's television travelogue series, "The Wild, the Weird, and the Wonderful", circa 1973. The Cultural La ..
Child Photographers in Afghanistan (Help translate from Persian / Dari!)
INGULFED.com On Sar-e-Aasyab Street in Bamyan, Afghanistan, I lent a few children my camera. [See the 97 pictures they took between 5 and 6:07 pm here: picasaweb.google.com To see more pictures from B ..
Old russian officers club in Kabul , Afghanistan
Wide view from the ''russian officers club'' ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Buddhas of Bamiyan
The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two 6th century monumental statues of standing buddha carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, 230 km northwest of Kabul at an altitude of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft). Built in 507 AD, (smaller), and 554 AD, (larger) the statues represented the classic blended style of Gandhara art. The main bodies were hewn directly from the sandstone cliffs, but details were modeled in mud mixed with straw, coated with stucco.
Located at 34.83 67.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tupchi, Afghanistan
Tupchi (also Topchi, Topci, and Kala Topchi) is a village in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.
Located at 34.82 67.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Bamyan Airfield
Bamyan Airfield is a former military airfield in the Bamyan Province of Afghanistan.
Located at 34.81 67.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Bamyan Airport
Bamyan Airport is an airport serving the city of Bamyan in Afghanistan.
Located at 34.81 67.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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