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Herat

Herat, also written as Harat or Hirat, and historically known as Haraiva, Horeiva and Hires, is a major city in western Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Herat Province and the Herat District. With an estimated population of 673,273 settled residents, it is the largest city in the province and the third-largest city of Afghanistan. As the gateway to…

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Climate
BSk
Country
Afghanistan
Demonyms
Herati
District
Herat
Elevation
920 m (3,020 ft)
ISO 3166 code
AF-HEA

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Herat

Nodes415
Edges414
Triples342
Avg. degree2
Density0.004819
Components1

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related to history · 36
Herat → Abdali Afghans, Afghanistan, After Nader Shah's, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Ancient Herat, Anglo-Persian War, Arachosia, Areia, Aria, Avesta, Bactria, BC, British, By, Dost Muhammad Khan, Durrani Empire, Haraiva, Haroiva, Heratis, Herey River
related to Pearl of Khorasan · 31
Herat → Abbasid Caliphate, Alptegin, Ansārī, Arshak, Balkh, Bogra Khan, China, Estakhri, Faik, Faik's, Ghazni, Herāt, Ibn Hawqal, In, India, It, Khorasan, Khorāsānābād, King Nuh II, Mahmud
related to Sources · 30
Herat → Brill, Ch, Ehsan, Encyclopædia Iranica, Frye, Harāt, Hedāyat, Herat VII, History, In Lewis, In Yarshater, Iram, ISBN, Islam, Islamic, Kegan Paul, Leiden, London, Ménage, New York
related to Religious figures · 25
Herat → Abu Dharr, Azad, Din, Harawi, HeratAli, HeratMujib Rahman Ansari, Hirawi, Imams, Indian, Islamic, Islām, Kashefi, Muhaddith, Persian, Qari, Qur'anic, Razi, Sabuni, Shafi'i, Shaykh
related to Conversion to Islam · 24
Herat → AD, Ahnaf, Arab, Arabs, At, Balkh, Bushanj, Bādghis, Hephthalite, Herāt, It, Khorāsān, Like, Marv, Nishāpur, Qais, Qohestān, Sasanian, Sasanian Empire, The
related to Poets · 21
Herat → Anjuman, Ansārī, Asjadi, Baha Jami, Contemporary, Dari, Din, Dīn Jāmī, Dīn JāmīLatif Nazemi, GhaznavidsKhwājah Abdullāh, HeratNūr, Herawi, Iranian, Jam, Nūr, Persian, Persian Sufi, Pun, Shīr Herawi, Timurid
related to Rulers and emperors · 19
Herat → Abbasid Caliphate, Barakzai, Durrani EmpireEmir Dost Mohammad, Emperor, Ghurid, HerātAbu Sa'id Mirza, HerātShāh Abbās The Great, Husayn, Husseyn Bāyqarāh, Jan, Khan, Muhammad, Mīrzā Shāhrūkh, Safavid PersiaAhmad Shah Durrani, Tahir, Tahirid, Timurid, Timurid Empire, Tīmur Barlas
related to Demographics · 17
Herat → Afghan, Afghanistan, Dari, Ethnicity, Hazaras, However, In, Information Authority, Most, National Geographic, National Statistics, Pashtuns, Persian, Tajiks, The, Turkmens, Uzbeks
related to Artists · 14
Herat → Abi Bakr, Afghan, Ali, Ali Heravi, Alizadeh, Alka Sadat, Dīn Behzād, Film, Harawi, HeratUstād Kamāl, Muslim, Nastaʿlīq, Persian, Sadat
related to External links · 13
Herat → Austin, Castañeda Library Map Collection, Herat City- Afghanistan, Herāt, Perry, Silent Herat, Snowy City Walk, Texas, University, YouTubeDetailed, YouTubeهرات, YouTubeهیچ, YouTubeگزارش

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city afghanistan afghan herāt iran one empire became century district great khan shah dynasty soviet also province war part persian

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HeratClimateBSk1.00infobox
HeratCountryAfghanistan1.00infobox
HeratDemonymsHerati1.00infobox
HeratDistrictHerat1.00infobox
HeratElevation920 m (3,020 ft)1.00infobox
HeratISO 3166 codeAF-HEA1.00infobox
HeratNo. of city districts151.00infobox
HeratPostal code30XX1.00infobox
HeratProvinceHerat1.00infobox
HeratTime zoneUTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)1.00infobox
HeratWebsiteherat-m.gov.af1.00infobox
Herat• Density3,700/km2 (9,580/sq mi)1.00infobox
Herat• Land182 km2 (70 sq mi)1.00infobox
Herat• MayorMullah Nematullah Hassan1.00infobox
Herat• Rank3rd1.00infobox
Herat• Total673,2731.00infobox
Herat• TypeMunicipality1.00infobox
Heratis amajor industrial and trading center of Afghanistan0.90text

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