Band-e Amir National Park (Dari: پارک ملی بند امیر; Pashto: د امیر بند ملي پارک) 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. [ 2 ] .

Map of Afghanistan showing some of the larger lakes (Lake Shewa, Dashti Nawar, Abi Istada, Hamuni Saberi, Hamuni Hilmand, Gaudi Zirreh, Abi Istada). Lakes can be mostly freshwater in the mountains and northeast of Afghanistan (Figure 4.2 & 4.3).

May 20, 2024 · Afghanistan does not have many lakes, but the ones it does have are important for providing water for people and animals, and for recharging freshwater that seeps into underground aquifers. The country's small lakes are mostly freshwater and found in the mountains and northeast of the country.

This category is for articles pertaining to lakes in Afghanistan. For reservoirs see Category:Reservoirs in Afghanistan.

May 14, 2024 · Some of Afghanistan's lakes include Lake Zarkol, Shiveh, and the saline Lake Istadeh-ye Moqor. Lake Zarkol is in the Wakhan Corridor along the Tajikistan border, while Lake Istadeh-ye Moqor is located south of Ghazni.

From the alluring Band-e Amir National Park to the mystique of Lake Zorkul, Afghanistan's lakes offer a serene beauty that will leave you mesmerized. In this article, we will delve into the best lakes in Afghanistan and uncover the hidden treasures they hold.

Band-e Amir is a series of six incredibly deep blue lakes in the heart of the central Afghanistan. The lakes are situated in the foothills of the Hindu Kush, the second highest mountain range in the world, 80 kilometers from the ancient town of Bamiyan, where the Taliban destroyed the world’s tallest Buddha statues in 2001.

Afghanistan has its first national park, and the major attraction is Band-e-Amir Lakes. Once a popular tourist attraction, this chain of six brilliant blue lakes is seen as the promise of a brighter future for a country marred by decades of war.

Jun 12, 2020 · Band-e Amir National Park is a series of six deep blue lakes separated by natural dams made of travertine, a mineral deposit. It’s been called Afghanistan’s Grand Canyon; 370 square kilometers of soar.

Ab-i Istada ("standing water" [1]) is an endorheic salt lake in the Nawa District of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan. It lies in a large depression created by the Chaman Fault system in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush, 125 km (78 mi) west of Ghazni. [1]