National Park · Afghanistan
Band-e Amir National Park
Band-e Amir National Park is a national park in Afghanistan, covering 145,792 acres (59,000 ha), established in 2009.
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Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Afghanistan |
| Area | 145,792 acres (59,000 ha) |
| Established | 2009 |
| Coordinates | 34.8397° N, 67.2308° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Band-e Amir National Park
Band-e Amir National Park is located in the central Bamyan Province of Afghanistan. It was established on 22 May 2009 as Afghanistan's first national park to promote and protect the natural beauty of a series of intensely blue lakes created by natural dams high in the Hindu Kush. Band-e-Amir is a chain of six lakes in the southern mountainous desert area of the national park. The Balkh River originates here and flows to Balkh Province in the north. Band-e-Amir is one of the few natural lakes in the world which are created by travertine systems.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Kabul International Airport (KBL) · Kabul, Afghanistan · 114.1 miles away
- Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport (MZR) · Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan · 128.8 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Band-e Amir National Park?
Band-e Amir National Park is in Afghanistan (34.8397° N, 67.2308° E).
When was Band-e Amir National Park established?
Band-e Amir National Park was established in 2009, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Band-e Amir National Park?
Band-e Amir National Park covers 145,792 acres (59,000 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613251 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band-e_Amir_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).