Herat District
Herat District is a district of Herat Province, Afghanistan. The capital lies at Herat city. In 2019 the estimated population was 556,205.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Herat Citadel and Yu Aw Synagogue.
Herat Citadel
Photo: koldo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Citadel of Herat, locally known as Arg-e Herat, or Qala-ye Ikhtiaruddin, is a fort located in the center of Herat in Afghanistan.
Yu Aw Synagogue
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The Yu Aw Synagogue is an abandoned Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Momanda neighbourhood of the old city of Herat, in western Afghanistan.
Herat National Museum
Museum
The Herat National Museum is a museum located in Herat, Afghanistan. It was established in 1925 by order of Emir Amānullāh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herat and Injil.
Herat
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Herat, also known as Harat or Hirat, and historically known as Haraiva, Horeiva and Hires, is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276.
Injil
Village
Injil is a town that serves as the capital of the Injil District in Herat Province of Afghanistan. It is located at at 950m altitude a few miles southeast of Herat. Injil is situated 6 km southeast of Herat District.
Herat District
- Type: district of Afghanistan
- Description: district in Afghanistan
- Location: Herat Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Herat District” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعة هرات”
- Belarusian: “Герат”
- Cebuano: “Herat District”
- Italian: “distretto di Herat”
- Italian: “Distretto di Herat”
- Persian: “هرات (ولسوالی)”
- Persian: “هرات”
- Persian: “ولسوالی هرات”
- Pushto: “هرات ولسوالۍ”
- Russian: “Герат”
- Swedish: “Herat (distrikt)”
- Swedish: “Herat”
- Tatar: “Һәрат районы”
- Turkish: “Herat ilçesi”
- Uzbek: “Herat District”
- Vietnamese: “Herat”
- Vietnamese: “Quận Hirat”
- Welsh: “Ardal Herat”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع ہرات”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Herat Regional Hospital and Herat University.
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