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Herāt, Afghanistan: ancient minarets Herāt, Afghanistan: ancient citadel Map showing the location of Herat in western Afghanistan, with surrounding countries including Iran, Pakistan, India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. A small inset globe highlights the region within Asia. Hospitallers; Crusades An elderly Afghan man in traditional clothing walks across the spacious marble courtyard of the Jama Masjid, an ornate 15th-century mosque with blue tilework in Herat, Afghanistan.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: he Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies - Harat (Herat); Its Geography & History. Aug 06, 2026
Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Herat. Jun 05, 2024
Map added. Jan 10, 2024
Add new Web site: UNESCO World Heritage Convention - City of Herat. Oct 06, 2023
Media added. Jun 29, 2021
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Herat, Afghanistan. Jul 29, 2015
Article revised and expanded. Jan 22, 2013
Changed "Abdollah Anṣārī" to ʿAbd Allāh al-Anṣārī." Mar 29, 2012
Population data updated. Jul 11, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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