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Best places to visit in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has 51 places on BucketList (32 historical sites, 8 landmarks, 7 natural sites). These are the 24 most popular. Rate the ones you have been to, and save the rest to your bucket list.
Top places in Afghanistan
- KabulCityCapital and the largest city of Afghanistan
- Buddhas of BamiyanHistorical SiteSculptures in Afghanistan before 2001
- Minaret of JamHistorical SiteMinaret in Afghanistan
- NoshaqNatural SiteMountain in Afghanistan/Pakistan
- Band-e Amir National ParkNatural SiteNational park in Afghanistan
- ZorkulNatural SiteLake in Afghanistan and Tajikistan
- Ai-KhanoumHistorical SiteRuined Hellenistic city in Afghanistan
- National Museum of AfghanistanMuseumMuseum
- Darul Aman PalaceLandmarkArchitectural structure
- Mes AynakHistorical SiteHuman settlement
- Tillya TepeHistorical SiteArchaeological site
- Haji Piyada MosqueHistorical SiteRuined mosque in Balkh Province, Afghanistan
- MundigakHistorical SiteArchaeological site in Kandahar province in Afghanistan
- Alexandria on the CaucasusHistorical SiteColony of Alexander the Great on the Hindu-Kush mountains
- Herat CitadelLandmarkHistoric citadel in Herat, Afghanistan
- Tajbeg PalaceLandmarkPalace in Kabul, Afghanistan
- ShortugaiHistorical SiteArchaeological site in Takhar, Afghanistan
- Wakhan National ParkNatural SiteNational park in Afghanistan.
- Surkh KotalHistorical SiteArchaeological site in Afghanistan
- Mousallah ComplexHistorical SiteIslamic religious complex
- Shahr-e GholgholaHistorical SiteHuman settlement in Afghanistan
- Bagram HoardHistorical SiteAncient carvings from Afghanistan
- Fondukistan MonestaryHistorical SiteArcheological site in Ghorband Valley in Afghanistan
- Nava ViharaHistorical SiteBuddhist stupa or monastery near the ancient city of Balkh
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