Herat

American  

[he-raht] / hɛˈrɑt /

noun

1. a city in NW Afghanistan.

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Herat British  

/ hɛˈræt /

noun

1. a city in NW Afghanistan, on the Hari Rud River: on the site of several ancient cities; at its height as a cultural centre in the 15th century. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Jamshidi has family members, including his brother—who worked in a high-risk post as a security guard for the U.S. consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, for years—his sister-in-law, niece and nephew stuck in Camp As Sayliyah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"It's very sad, because we are proud of Behzad in Herat," said one resident, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Ahmadzada, who lives near the western city of Herat, was detained with a number of other people after "violations were observed" by vice and virtue inspectors, the ministry spokesman said.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Saaduddeen, 67, travels each month to the Jihad Museum, a building of glittering blue and white mosaics over the hills of Herat in western Afghanistan.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

She believed Jalil’s version, that though he’d been away he’d arranged for Nana to be taken to a hospital in Herat where she had been tended to by a doctor.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini