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Herat in fiction. Sister cities. See also. References. Sources. Attribution. External links. Herat. Coordinates: 62°12′11″E. Herāt ( / hɛˈrɑːt /; [4] Pashto, Dari: هرات) is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. [5] .
Apr 25, 2024 · Herāt, city, Herāt velāyat (province), western Afghanistan. It lies on the Harīrūd River, south of the Sefīd Kūh (Paropamisus Range), at an elevation of 3,026 feet (922 metres). Herāt is the focus of one of the country’s most densely populated and fertile agricultural areas, irrigated from the Harīrūd.
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Herat (Persian: هرات) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the western part of the country. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city and administrative capital is Herat City.
Herāt, velāyat (province) in western Afghanistan, 23,668 sq mi (61,301 sq km) in area, with its capital at Herāt city. It is bounded by Iran (west), by Turkmenistan and the Afghan province of Bādghīsāt (north), by Ghowr province (east), and by Farāh province (south).
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Location: Herat District, Herat Province, West Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 34.3508° or 34° 21' 3" north. Longitude. 62.2164° or 62° 12' 59" east. Population. 349,000. Elevation. 927 metres (3,041 feet) IATA airport code. HEA.
Herāt (; Pashto, Dari: هرات) is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains ( Selseleh-ye Safēd Kōh) in the fertile valley of the Hari River in the western part of the country.
Herat is the third largest city in Afghanistan, located in the western part of the country, close to the border with Iran. It is called Nagin Aseeya or Diamond of Asia in some literature. The city has an eventful history of more than 3,000 years.
