Jihad Museum
The Jihad Museum is located in the western provincial capital of Herat in Afghanistan. It was built in 2010 as a place for Afghans to understand past conflicts and their history.- Type: Museum
- Description: Museum in Herat, Afghanistan
- Also known as: “موزه جنگ”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herat Citadel and Herat National Museum.
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. Herat Citadel is situated 3½ km southwest of Jihad Museum.
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. Herat National Museum is situated 3½ km southwest of Jihad Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herat and Injil.
Herat
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Herat, also written as Harat or Hirat, and historically known as Haraiva, Horeiva and Hires, is a city in western Afghanistan, serving as the capital and largest city of Herat Province.
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 9 km southeast of Jihad Museum.
Jihad Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Herat District, Herat Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.37429° or 34° 22′ 27″ northLongitude
62.20902° or 62° 12′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8J6496F5+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1285079254OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6192458
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Uzbek—“Jihad Museum” goes by many names.
- Persian: “موزه جهاد”
- Russian: “Музей Джихада”
- Santali: “ᱡᱤᱦᱟᱫᱽ ᱢᱤᱭᱩᱡᱤᱭᱚᱢ”
- Slovenian: “Muzej džihada, Herat”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Yihad”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ญิฮาด”
- Ukrainian: “Музей моджахедів”
- Uzbek: “Jihod muzeyi”
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