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Herat
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Herat
Herat
(;
Persian
: هرات; ; ,
Alexandria Ariana
; ) is the
third largest city
of
Afghanistan
. It has a population of about 436,300, and serves as the capital of
Herat province
, situated in the fertile valley of the
Hari River
. It is linked with
Kandahar
and
Mazar-e-Sharif
via
highway 1
or the ring road. It is further linked to the city of
Mashhad
in neighboring
Iran
through the
border town
of
Islam Qala
.
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