Herat Province
province of Afghanistan
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Summary
Herat Province is a province of Afghanistan[1]. It draws 722 Wikipedia views per month (province of afghanistan category, ranking #10 of 34).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Afghanistan[3]
- Country: Afghanistan[4]
- Capital: Herat[5]
- Official language: Dari[6], Pashto[7]
- Shares border with: Razavi Khorasan Province[8], Badghis Province[9], Mary Region[10], South Khorasan Province[11], Ghor Province[12], Farah Province[13], Ahal Region[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Adraskan District[15], Chishti Sharif District[16], Farsi District[17], Ghurian District[18], Gulran District[19], Guzara District[20], Herat District[21], Injil District[22], Karukh District[23], Kohsan District[24], Kushk District[25], Kushki Kuhna District[26], Obe District[27], Pashtun Zarghun District[28]
- Commons category: Herat Province[29]
- Located in time zone: UTC+04:30[30]
- Coordinate location: 34, 62[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Herat Province[32]
- Population: 1,762,157[33]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Herat[34]
- Described by source: The World Atlas[35]
- Contains settlement: Ghurian[36], Herat[37], Kushk[38]
- Native label: هرات[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Herat Province[40]
- Different from: Herat[41]
- Elevation above sea level: 1088[42]
- Area: 54778.0[43]
- Language used: Inku[44], Afghan Sign Language[45], Southern Pashto[46], Turkmen[47], Aimaq[48], Moghol[49]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Afghanistan[50]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Herat Province[51]
Why It Matters
Herat Province has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]