Blue Lake Band-e Amir

This article takes you into Afghanistan, if you think that this state can not boast of beautiful places that deserve your attention, then you are greatly mistaken. Each of us has this country gives the impression of an incredibly dry place with endless deserts, mountain landscapes, dirty buildings and bramble bushes. These associations, of course, there is some truth, but in the center, about the oppressive landscape is incredibly beautiful lakes, which literally breathtaking. A remarkable these lakes color of its water, which falls under the definition of "dark blue". The name of these insanely beautiful lakes - Bande-Amir.


Band-e Amir National Park - a series of lakes located in the center of Afghanistan. These pearls with deep blue water in the foothills of the Hindu Kush are, the second highest mountain chain on the planet, approximately 80 kilometers from the town called Bamiyan, near the site where Taliban militants in 2001, the year barbarously destroyed notorious Buddha statues.



Lake Band-e Amir National Park surrounded by high cliffs of pink color, which consist of limestone, they are almost a complete absence of greenery, it seems that these lakes are not appropriate, it is a mirage or some temporary phantom.



Regular readers of our website know that we talk only about the most beautiful places on the planet, and those who know us only today and doubts that Band-e Amir National Park - the most beautiful places on Earth, we can prove to him that it is included in the list the most beautiful lake in the world of color in several versions.



As for the wonderful colors of these lakes, it is due to the increased presence of carbon dioxide in the melt waters that actually fill them through the cracks of mountain ranges. All this water seeps through the limestone with a calcium carbonate solution. All deposits for a long time formed a dam, causing the water began to fill, creating an amazing swimming pool, which we can enjoy today. As for the width of the dam, it reaches 2 meters and a height of 10 meters at times! On terraces cascading water flows from one lake to another.

I must say that the dark blue of the lakes more due to the incredible clarity of air, clean water, as well as a high mineral content, which only emphasizes the beauty of this color.

Lake Band-e Amir combined into a group of 6 lakes, most of them small - "Banda Paneer" diameter of the latter is about 100 meters, but the biggest is the "Panda-Zulfugar", its length reaches 6, 5 kilometers . It is worth noting that the most popular and affordable is the lake called "Banda Haibat." By the way, "Banda Haibat" is translated as "Dam Fear» ...



Lake Band-e Amir became popular in the 1950's, and only in 2009, the year it was given the status Lakes National Park. Interestingly, this park covers an area of ​​230 square miles in, while it is the only park in Afghanistan, while it is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The fact that Lake Band-e Amir National Park - a beautiful place confirms our pictures, but they do not convey all fabulous and amazing atmosphere that forced the wilderness, in the center of which is a beauty!