Herat, Afghanistan

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Herat_International_Airport
gptkbp:areaCode +93 (0)40
gptkbp:climate hot semi-arid (BSh)
gptkbp:coordinates 34.3529°N 62.2040°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:elevation 920 m
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Pashtun
gptkb:Turkmen
Hazara
Tajik
gptkbp:founded circa 500 BCE
gptkbp:historical_ruler gptkb:Shah_Rukh
gptkb:Gawhar_Shad
Timur (Tamerlane)
gptkbp:historicalEvent captured by Alexander the Great
center of Timurid Empire
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important city on the ancient Silk Road
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Herat, Afghanistan
gptkbp:language gptkb:Dari_Persian
Pashto
gptkbp:mayor Abdul Qayum Rahimi (as of 2021)
gptkbp:notable_bazaar gptkb:Herat_Bazaar
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Pul-e_Malan
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Timurid_Renaissance
gptkbp:notableFlora gptkb:Bagh-e_Jahan_Nama
gptkbp:notableIndustry carpet weaving
saffron production
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Herat_University
gptkb:Great_Mosque_of_Herat
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Friday_Mosque
gptkb:Herat_Citadel
gptkb:Musalla_Complex
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Khwaja_Abdullah_Ansari
gptkb:Gawhar_Shad
Jami (poet)
gptkbp:population about 600,000 (2021 est.)
gptkbp:postalCode 3001
gptkbp:province gptkb:Herat_Province
gptkbp:region western Afghanistan
gptkbp:river gptkb:Hari_River
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:Toofan_Harirod_F.C.
gptkbp:timezone UTC+4:30
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Mashhad,_Iran
gptkb:Tashkent,_Uzbekistan
gptkb:Samarkand,_Uzbekistan
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Herat_Old_City
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode HER
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Capture_of_Herat_(1863)
gptkb:Battle_of_Herat_(2019)
gptkb:Battle_of_Herat_(2020)
gptkb:Battle_of_Herat_(2021)
gptkb:Herat_International_Airport
gptkb:Alexandria_in_Aria
gptkb:Alexandria_in_Ariana
gptkb:Fakhr_al-Din_al-Razi
gptkb:Zablon_Simintov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6