Bamian
geographical name
Ba·mi·an
| \ ˌbä-mē-ˈän
\
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variants:
or Bamiyan
Definition of Bamian
town in the western Hindu Kush mountain range of eastern Afghanistan
Note: Two colossal 5th-century figures of the Buddha in niches carved from the rock cliffs at Bamian were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001.
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“Bamian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bamian. Accessed 26 Jan. 2022.
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