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Herāt (/ h ɛ ˈ r ɑː t /; [4] Farsi/Pashto: هرات) is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. [5] 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.
The Principality of Herat [1] [2] [3] (Persian: شاهزادهنشین هرات), the Emirate of Herat [4] (Persian: امارت هرات), the Herat Khanate [5] (Persian: خاننشین هرات) or simply Herat (Persian: هرات) was a state in Afghanistan from 1793 to 1863, and one of the three main khanates that existed in 19th century Afghanistan (the others being the Khanates of ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Herat, Afghanistan ... 1947 - Radio Kabul transmissions begin to reach Herat (approximate date). [15]
Pages in category "History of Herat" ... Herat campaign of 1862–1863; Sultan Husayn Bayqara; I. 2014 attack on Indian consulate in Herat; K. Kamran Mirza Durrani;
The Arg-e Herat (Dari Persian: ارگ هرات), or Citadel of Herat, is a fort located in the center of Herat in Afghanistan. It dates back to 330 BC, when Alexander the Great and his army arrived to Afghanistan after the Battle of Gaugamela. Many empires have used the fort as their headquarters over the last 2,000 years, during which it was ...
The Herat campaign of 1862–1863 was a conflict between the Principality of Herat and the Emirate of Afghanistan, from March 1862, when Sultan Jan captured Farah from the Muhammadzai Emirs [1] and continued through the 10-month long siege of Herat, ending on May 27, 1863, when the city fell to the Amir-i Kabir, [2] [3] [1] [4] thus completing the unification of Afghanistan.
The Herat uprising (Dari: قیام هرات), locally known as the Uprising of 24th Hūt (Dari: قیام بیست و چهار حوت) was an insurrection that took place in and around the city of Herat in western Afghanistan, across several days in March 1979.
The Battle of Herat (1270) was fought between the Ilkhanid forces of Abaqa Khan and the invading Chagatai forces of Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq.Despite initial successes for the Chagatai forces in Khurasan, they were met with a crushing defeat at Herat by Abaqa Khan, who then retaliated by invading Bukhara but later retreated, securing the Ilkhanid-Chagatai border.