Herat
Herat is a big, relatively wealthy city in western Afghanistan. Herat is the third largest city in Afghanistan, located in the western part of the country, close to the border with Iran.Landmarks in the Area
Herat Citadel
The Citadel of Herat, also known as the Citadel of Alexander, and locally known as Qala Iktyaruddin, is located in the center of Herat in Afghanistan.Jihad Museum
The Jihad Museum is located in the western provincial capital of Herat in Afghanistan.Herat
- Location: West Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- Population: 436,000
- IATA airport code: HEA
- United Nations Location Code: AF HEA
- Latitude: 34.3482° or 34° 20' 53.4" north
- Longitude: 62.1997° or 62° 11' 58.8" east
- Elevation: 927 meters (3041 feet)
- GeoNames ID: 1140026
Also Known As
- Arabic: هراة
- Belarusian: Герат
- Bulgarian: Херат
- Catalan: Herat
- Chinese: 赫拉特
- Chuvash: Герат
- Dutch: Herat
- Finnish: Herat
- French: Hérat
- German: Herat
- Japanese: ヘラート
- Norwegian: Herat
- Polish: Herat
- Portuguese: Herat
- Russian: Герат
- Serbian: Херат
- Slovenian: Herat
- Spanish: Herāt
- Swedish: Herat
- Gerat
- Shahr-e Herāt
- هرات
In the Area
Localities
- JebraielNeighborhood
- Darbi MalikLocality, 2 km west
- Baghcha-i-MustufiLocality, 3 km northwest
- Herat CustomsLocality, 4 km northwest
- SawrestanVillage, 5 km southeast
- Jibra'ilLocality, 6 km northwest
Landmarks
- Tomb of Ali MowaffaqMosque
- Nazary 4 Star HotelHotel
- Herat Central HospitalHospital
- Herat Central HospitalHospital
- Emergency WardHospital
- Herat Traffic Police OfficePolice station
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