Band-e Amir National Park (nearby, often associated)

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Band-e Amir National Park is Afghanistan’s first national park, renowned for its striking chain of deep blue travertine lakes set amid dramatic limestone cliffs in the Hindu Kush mountains.

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instanceOf national park ⓘ
climate cold semi-arid climate ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Afghanistan ⓘ
designation Afghanistan’s first national park ⓘ
ecosystemType montane ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
elevation approximately 2900–3000 meters above sea level ⓘ
governingBody Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock of Afghanistan ⓘ
National Environmental Protection Agency of Afghanistan ⓘ
hasFauna ibex ⓘ
urial ⓘ
various waterfowl species ⓘ
hasFeature chain of deep blue lakes ⓘ
high-altitude plateau ⓘ
limestone cliffs ⓘ
travertine dams ⓘ
hasFlora alpine steppe vegetation ⓘ
inception 2009 ⓘ
IUCNCategory II (National Park) ⓘ
knownFor natural travertine terraces ⓘ
scenic mountain landscapes ⓘ
striking blue lakes ⓘ
locatedIn Bamyan Province ⓘ
Hindu Kush ⓘ
nearby Bamyan Valley ⓘ
linked to: Bamiyan Valley

Buddhas of Bamyan archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Bamiyan Buddhas

Hazarajat region ⓘ
Shahr-e Gholghola (City of Screams) ⓘ
Shahr-e Zohak (Red City) ⓘ
nearestCity Bamyan ⓘ
linked to: Bamyan city
oftenAssociatedWith Afghan nature tourism ⓘ
Bamyan cultural landscape ⓘ
Buddhas of Bamyan ⓘ
linked to: Bamiyan Buddhas

Hazarajat highlands ⓘ
Hindu Kush mountain range ⓘ
linked to: Hindu Kush
partOf Central Afghanistan ⓘ
protectedFor biodiversity conservation ⓘ
landscape beauty ⓘ
unique travertine lake system ⓘ
tourismType domestic tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
waterBody Band-e Gholaman Lake ⓘ
Band-e Haibat Lake ⓘ
Band-e Panir Lake ⓘ
Band-e Pudina Lake ⓘ
Band-e Qambar Lake ⓘ
linked to: Band-e Haibat Lake

Band-e Zulfiqar Lake ⓘ
linked to: Band-e Pudina Lake

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Bamyan Province → tourismAttraction → Band-e Amir National Park (nearby, often associated) ⓘ