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Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley

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Afghanistan
Date of Inscription: 2003
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Core zone: 158.926498 ha
Buffer zone: 341.950012 ha
Bamiyan Province, Bamiyan District
N34 50 48.984 E67 49 30.9
Ref: 208rev
Inscription Year on the List of World Heritage in Danger: 2003

Threats to the Site (2003)

The Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger at the 27th session of the World Heritage Committee simultaneously with its inscription on the World Heritage List. The property is in a fragile state of conservation considering that it has suffered from abandonment, military action and dynamite explosions. The major dangers include: risk of imminent collapse of the Buddha niches with the remaining fragments of the statues, further deterioration of still existing mural paintings in the caves, looting and illicit excavation. Parts of the site are inaccessible due to the presence of antipersonnel mines.

History - List in Danger

  • 2003