Buddhas of Bamiyan is in Afghanistan, in Bamyan Province. This sheet answers with open data: what the place is, where it sits at GPS precision and which notable attractions lie a few kilometers away.
Data sheet
What it is
Monument
Country
Afghanistan
City or region
Bamyan Province
Coordinates
34.8320 N, 67.8268 E
UNESCO World Heritage
No recorded designation
Notability (sitelinks)
85
The 5 closest notable attractions
Attraction
Country
Distance (km)
National Museum of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
125.0
Blue Mosque
Afghanistan
218.5
Green Mosque
Afghanistan
230.0
Tigrovaya Balka Nature Reserve
Tajikistan
275.6
Taxila
Pakistan
473.9
The closest neighbor is National Museum of Afghanistan, 125.0 km away in a straight line. The table above answers the question every itinerary starts with: what else is nearby?
The name in 3 languages
Português
Paisagem cultural e ruínas arqueológicas do Vale de Bamiyan
English
Buddhas of Bamiyan
Español
Budas de Bāmiyān
Source and method
Source
Wikidata (CC0), snapshot of 2026-07-09
Distances
Haversine over 34.8320 N, 67.8268 E and the 2,000 attractions in the snapshot
Notability
Buddhas of Bamiyan: 85 sitelinks; closest neighbor National Museum of Afghanistan at 125.0 km