Herat
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Herāt is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains in the fertile valley of the Hari River in the western part of the country. An ancient civilization on the Silk Road between West, Central and South Asia, it serves as a regional hub in the country's west.
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Image: Citadel of Alexander in Herat
Image: 2009 Herat Afghanistan view 4072199737
Image: Herat University 2012
Shah Rukh
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Shah Rukh or Shahrukh Mirza was the ruler of the Timurid Empire between 1405 and 1447.
Miniature from Hafiz-i Abru's Majma al-tawarikh. "Noah's Ark"
Gawhar Shad Mosque
Shah Rukh's headstone (third from the left) beside Timur's in the Gur-e-Amir