Wild beauty on the mountain lakes in Afghanistan

The blue lake seemed untouched wilderness, the mountains are being planned as the first national park of Afghanistan, a country which was devastated by war.

 

Afghanistan signed the decision to establish national parks, called Band-e-Amir on the Earth Day 22 / 4, which includes six lakes located between the mountains with the formation of natural dams. Photo: Telegraph.

The park is located in the central highlands of Afghanistan is relatively peaceful, once a tourist attraction
before the period of harsh Taliban regime in power (1996-2001). Photo: AP.

 Mountain lakes located at an altitude of 2900 meters and the Band-e-Amir who has a total area of 600 square kilometers. Photo: AP.

 Water lakes in the mountains in the park Band-e-Amir is a special blue. Photo: AP.

 Area of the lake is situated one of the most peaceful Afghanistan, the country remains full of uncertainties due to raging Taliban remnants. Photo: AP.

 People living in the park area is cultivated field, at the foot of the mountain snow white. Photo:Reuters.

 Park Band-e-Amir is located in the province of Bamiyan, which witnessed the Taliban destroyed two giant Buddha statues carved into a cliff in 2001. Photo: Reuters.

 The rest of the ruins of this work can be a highlight attraction for visitors to national parks of Afghanistan first. Photo: Reuters.

 Where once the giant Buddha statues carved into cliffs so only a large empty cavity mirror into the water. Photo: Reuters.

 Yet this is still the place to find many tourists. Photo: Reuters.

Traditional houses of people living in national parks Band-e-Amir. Persuade some 20,000 people living here to support the project is not a simple, inter alia asking them not fishing with explosives form as before. Photo: Reuters.

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