Herat, Afghanistan

Herat is one of 34 primary administrative regions in Afghanistan with a population of approximately 3,780,000 people.

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).

Facts and figures about Herat
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Herat Herāt3,780,000 peopleHerat Herāt574,300 people

Compare with other regions in Afghanistan.

Map of Herat

Map of Herat

Information on Herat

Information on Herat
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Herat HerātHerat Herāt16AfghanistanAsia

Time in Herat

Time in Herat
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 9:06pm (21:06h)NoThu, 28 Mar 2024 - 9:06pm (21:06h)UTC +4.5Asia/Kabul

Geographic coordinates of Herat

Latitude & Longitude of Herat
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map34°30'00.0"N (34.5000000°)62°00'00.0"E (62.0000000°)

Subregions in Herat

There are 16 administrative subregions in Herat.
Subregions in Herat
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Adraskan Adraskan1.-Adraskan Adraskan-
Chisht-e Sharif Chisht-e Sharīf2.-Chisht-e Sharif Chisht-e Sharīf-
Farsi Farsī3.-Qal'ah-ye Farsi Qal‘ah-ye Fārsī-
Ghoriyan Ghōriyān4.-Ghoriyan Ghōriyān-
Gulran Gulrān5.-Qarah Bagh Qarah Bāgh12,412
Guzarah Guz̄arah6.-Guzarah Guz̄arah-
Herat District Herat District7.-Herat Herāt574,300
Injil Injīl8.-Injil Injīl-
Karukh Karukh9.-Karukh Karukh17,484
Kuhsan Kuhsān10.-Kuhsan Kuhsān12,087
Kushk Kushk11.-Rabat-e Sangi-ye Pa'in Rabāţ-e Sangī-ye Pā’īn-
Kushk-e Kuhnah Kushk-e Kuhnah12.-Kushk-e Kuhnah Kushk-e Kuhnah-
Obeh Ōbêh13.-Obeh Ōbêh-
Pashtun Zarghun Pas̲h̲tūn Zarghūn14.---
Shindand Shīnḏanḏ15.-Shindand Shīnḏanḏ29,264
Zindah Jan Zindah Jān16.-Zindah Jan Zindah Jān10,104

External sources of information on Herat

Herat on Wikipedia