Places of Interest
- Neighborhoods
- Shahr-e Naw (Downtown)
- Welayat (Office of the governor)
- Qol-Ordue (Army's HQ)
- Farqa (Army's HQ)
- Darwaze Khosh
- Chaharsu
- Pul-e rangine
- Sufi-abad
- New-abad
- Pul-e malaan
- Thakhte Safar
- Howz-e-Karbas
- Baramaan
- Darwaze-ye Qandahar
- Darwaze-ye Iraq
- Darwaze Az Kordestan
- Parks
- Park-e Taraki
- Park-e Millat
- Khane-ye Jihad Park
- Monuments
- Herat Citadel (Qala Ikhtyaruddin or Arg)
- Musallah Complex
Of the more than dozen minarets that once stood in Herāt, many have been toppled from war and neglect over the past century. Recently, however, everyday traffic threatens many of the remaining unique towers by shaking the very foundations they stand on. Cars and trucks that drive on a road encircling the ancient city rumble the ground every time they pass these historic structures. UNESCO personnel and Afghan authorities have been working to stabilize the Fifth Minaret.
- Museums
- Herat Museum, located inside the Herat Citadel
- Jihad Museum
- Mausoleums and tombs
- Mausoleum of Queen Goharshad
- Mausoleum of Khwajah Abdullah Ansari
- Tomb of Jami
- Tomb of khaje Qaltan
- Mausoleum of Mirwais Sadiq
- Jewish cemetery - there once existed an ancient Jewish community in the city. Its remnants are a cemetery and a ruined shrine.
- Mosques
- Masjid-e Jame (Friday Mosque of Herat)
- Gazargah Sharif
- Khalghe Sharif
- Shah Zahdahe
- Hotels
- Serena Hotel (coming soon)
- Diamond Hotel
- Marcopolo Hotel
- Stadiums
- Herat Stadium
- Universities
- Herat University
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