Herat, Afghanistan
Facts and figures on Herat at a glance
Region name: Herat (Herāt)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 3,780,000 people
Country: Afghanistan
Continent: Asia
The regional headquarters of Herat (Herāt) is located in the regional capital Herat (Herāt) with a population of 574,300 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Herat's regional capital Herat to Afghanistan's capital Kabul (Kabul) is approximately 641 km (398 mi).
Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
Herat Herāt | 3,780,000 people | Herat Herāt | 574,300 people |
Compare with other regions in Afghanistan.
Map of Herat
Information on Herat
Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
Herat Herāt | Herat Herāt | 16 | Afghanistan | Asia |
Time in Herat
Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 9:06pm (21:06h) | No | Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 9:06pm (21:06h) | UTC +4.5 | Asia/Kabul |
Geographic coordinates of Herat
Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
Show on map | 34°30'00.0"N (34.5000000°) | 62°00'00.0"E (62.0000000°) |
Subregions in Herat
There are 16 administrative subregions in Herat.Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
Adraskan Adraskan | 1. | - | Adraskan Adraskan | - |
Chisht-e Sharif Chisht-e Sharīf | 2. | - | Chisht-e Sharif Chisht-e Sharīf | - |
Farsi Farsī | 3. | - | Qal'ah-ye Farsi Qal‘ah-ye Fārsī | - |
Ghoriyan Ghōriyān | 4. | - | Ghoriyan Ghōriyān | - |
Gulran Gulrān | 5. | - | Qarah Bagh Qarah Bāgh | 12,412 |
Guzarah Guz̄arah | 6. | - | Guzarah Guz̄arah | - |
Herat District Herat District | 7. | - | Herat Herāt | 574,300 |
Injil Injīl | 8. | - | Injil Injīl | - |
Karukh Karukh | 9. | - | Karukh Karukh | 17,484 |
Kuhsan Kuhsān | 10. | - | Kuhsan Kuhsān | 12,087 |
Kushk Kushk | 11. | - | Rabat-e Sangi-ye Pa'in Rabāţ-e Sangī-ye Pā’īn | - |
Kushk-e Kuhnah Kushk-e Kuhnah | 12. | - | Kushk-e Kuhnah Kushk-e Kuhnah | - |
Obeh Ōbêh | 13. | - | Obeh Ōbêh | - |
Pashtun Zarghun Pas̲h̲tūn Zarghūn | 14. | - | - | - |
Shindand Shīnḏanḏ | 15. | - | Shindand Shīnḏanḏ | 29,264 |
Zindah Jan Zindah Jān | 16. | - | Zindah Jan Zindah Jān | 10,104 |