Bamyan Province

Bamyan بامیان
Province
The location o Bamiyan Province athin Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34.75°N 67.25°E / 34.75; 67.25
Kintra	Afghanistan
Caipital	Bamyan
Area
• Total	14175 km2 (5,473 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	387,300
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30
Main leids	Dari Persie (Hazaragi variety)

Bamyan Province (Persie: بامیان‎) 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, an Pashtuns an Tatars in smawer numbers. 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.

Freemit airtins

• Afghanistan Information Management Services - Bamyan Province