23 Facts About Herat

Herat'satrat is an oasis city and the third-largest city of Afghanistan.

In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574, 276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains in the fertile valley of the Hari River in the western part of the country.

Herat'satrat is first recorded in ancient times, but its precise date of foundation is unknown.

Herat'satrey is mentioned in Sanskrit as a yellow or golden color equivalent to Persian "Zard" meaning Gold.

Herat'satrat was the name of one of the chiefs among the followers of the hero Nariman, and it was he who first founded the city.

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Herat'satrat was a center of the followers of Ustadh Sis.

The governor of Herat was a noble by the name of Faik, who was appointed by Nuh III.

Herat'satrat was a great trading center strategically located on trade routes from Mediterranean to India or to China.

Herat'satrat was one of the six Ghaznavid mints in the region.

Herat'sat's chief minister, the poet and author in Persian and Turkish, Mir Ali-Shir Nava'i was a great builder and patron of the arts.

Under the Timurids, Herat assumed the role of the main capital of an empire that extended in the West as far as central Persia.

The reign of Shahrokh in Herat was marked by intense royal patronage, building activities, and the promotion of manufacturing and trade, especially through the restoration and enlargement of the Herat's bazar.

The village of Gazar Gah, over two km northeast of Herat, contained a shrine that was enlarged and embellished under the Timurids.

Herat'satrat was shortly captured by Kara Koyunlu between 1458 and 1459.

In 1507 Herat was occupied by the Uzbeks but after much fighting the city was taken by Shah Isma'il, the founder of the Safavid dynasty, in 1510 and the Shamlu Qizilbash assumed the governorship of the area.

Under the Safavids, Herat was again relegated to the position of a provincial capital, albeit one of particular importance.

In 1793, Herat became independent for several years when Afghanistan underwent a civil war between different sons of Timur Shah.

Herat'satrat received damage during the Soviet–Afghan War in the 1980s, especially its western side.

Herat'satrat became the first Persian-speaking city to be captured by the Taliban.

In May 1999, a rebellion in Herat was crushed by the Taliban, who blamed Iran for causing it.

Herat'satrat was one of the first seven areas that transitioned security responsibility from NATO to Afghanistan.

The local Pashto dialect spoken in Herat is a variant of western Pashto, which is spoken in Kandahar and southern and western Afghanistan.

Rail connections to and from Herat were proposed many times, during The Great Game of the 19th century and again in the 1970s and 1980s, but nothing came to life.