Herat Province
Herat (Persian/Pashto: هرات) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the western part of the country next to Iran. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the south-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city and administrative capital is also named Herat. The province of Herat is divided into about 17 districts and contains over 1,000 villages. It has a population of about 1,762,157, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a rural society.
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