Herat

American

[he-raht] / hɛˈrɑt /

noun

a city in NW Afghanistan.

Herat British

/ hɛˈræt /

noun

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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About 20 aid workers were arrested in June near the Iran border in Herat province by Afghanistan's morality police, because their beards were not long enough.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

"There were billboards of us across Herat," she recalls.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The restrictions have transformed the face of Herat, once known as Afghanistan's cultural capital where female university students outnumbered men before the Taliban government returned.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

There have been different reported death tolls from the attack in the Enjil district of Herat province on Friday.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

At night, Mariam lay in her cot and wondered what his house in Herat was like.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

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