HERĀT

Herat · AFGHANISTAN (AF) · 34.35°N / 62.20°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,140,026

Herāt is a city in Afghanistan with a population of 574,300. It sits at 34.35/62.20, runs on Asia/Kabul, is 6 km from Injīl.

Population 574,300

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kabul

All facts

fields

Country: Afghanistan
Subdivision: Herat
Coords: 34.35°N / 62.20°E
UTC offset: +4.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km

SE Injīl Herat 0 6.7 km

S Chahār Burj Herat 11,935 11.5 km

S Guz̄arah Herat 0 15.1 km

NE Karukh Herat 17,484 38.5 km

W Zindah Jān Herat 10,418 41.7 km

Air access

nearby

HEA

Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport

Large airport

15.6 km

Universities

linked

Herat University

hu.edu.af

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Herāt?: 574,300 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Herāt in?: Asia/Kabul.
Which country is Herāt in?: Afghanistan (AF).
Which airport serves Herāt?: Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport (HEA).
How far is Herāt from Kabul?: About 640 km.
Does Herāt have a university?: Yes. Herat University.
What currency is used in Afghanistan?: Afghani.
How many cities are in Afghanistan?: 319 on record.
Which admin region is Herāt in?: Herat.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1140026

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1140026,
    "name": "Herāt",
    "ascii_name": "Herat",
    "country_code": "AF",
    "population": 574300,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kabul",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 34.34817,
    "longitude": 62.19967
  }
}

Context

comparatives

6 km from Injīl.
Same timezone (Asia/Kabul) as 318 other cities in Afghanistan.