Herat
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Herat is a historic city in western Afghanistan that flourished as a major cultural and political center of the Timurid Empire and a key hub on the Silk Road.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herat Old City | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Islamic architecture in Central Asia
ⓘ
Timurid architecture ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Herat Province ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 34.35 N ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 62.20 E ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
handicrafts ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| elevation | about 920 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Musalla complex in Herat
ⓘ
surface form:
Friday Mosque of Herat
Herat Citadel ⓘ Minarets of Herat ⓘ Musalla complex ruins ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Timurid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Timurid Empire
|
| historicalEvent |
conquered by Alexander the Great
ⓘ
contested between Persian and Afghan rulers ⓘ part of the Ghaznavid Empire ⓘ part of the Ghurid Empire ⓘ part of the Safavid Empire ⓘ ruled by the Timurid dynasty ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major cultural center of the Timurid Empire
ⓘ
major political center of the Timurid Empire ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of Persianate culture
ⓘ
key hub on the Silk Road ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Persian miniature painting ⓘ carpet weaving ⓘ poetry and literature ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Persian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Dari Persian
Pashto language ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
|
| locatedIn | western Afghanistan ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Herat Province ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| locatedOnRiver | Hari River ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Iran
ⓘ
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Khorasan
ⓘ
surface form:
Khorasan region
|
| populationEstimate | hundreds of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ |
| timeZone | Afghanistan Time ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional transport hub in western Afghanistan ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +4:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Herat Old City