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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Herat , city (1984 est. pop. 161,000), capital of Herat prov., NW Afghanistan, on the Hari Rud. The fertile river valley is renowned for its fruits, especially grapes. Herat has textile weaving and carpet industries and is a market for wool, carpets, dried fruits, and nuts. The city walls are gone, but the great earthwork of the citadel remains. Herat, whose inhabitants are mainly Tajiks, is also noted for its bazaars and its highly decorated gharries (horse-drawn cabs). Landmarks include the Great Mosque (first built 12th cent.) and several exquisite minarets. Paved roads lead to the Turkmenistan... Read more

Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
(born 1149, Rayy, Iran—died 1209, near Herat, Khwarezm) Islamic scholar and theologian. He traveled widely before settling in Herat (in modern Afghanistan). The author of more than 100 books (on subjects as diverse as medicine, mineralogy, and... Read more

Qavam al-Din Shirazi
...Shirazi ( fl 1410–38). Iranian architect. He designed the madrasa at Herat (1410–11—destroyed) and the shrine of 'Abdallah Ansari at Gazur Gah, near Herat (completed 1428–9). He was probably responsible for the Friday Mosque... Read more

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	Profile: Governor of Herat, Afghanistan, Ismail Khan ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Governor of Herat, Afghanistan, Ismail Khan Host: JOHN YDSTIE...unpredictable than Ismail Khan, the governor of Herat in northern Afghanistan on the border with...problems. There is not enough electricity in Herat; the city's roads have been damaged by... Read more
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	Profile: Return to power of Ismail Khan in Herat, Afghanistan ; ...Profile: Return to power of Ismail Khan in Herat, Afghanistan Host: ROBERT SIEGEL, LYNN...is the self-styled emir, or prince, of Herat, Afghanistan' s westernmost province on...Soviet forces, Khan first became governor of Herat in the early '90s. After several years... Read more
	Sharing power is hard to do; Herat.(Sorting things out in Herat, Afghanistan)(Brief Article) ; ...reconstruction EVER since he was expelled from Herat by the Taliban in 1995, Ismail Khan says...provinces--Badghis, Ghowr, Farah, Nimruz and Herat province--which Mr Khan loosely controlled...clamouring for recognition. In addition, Herat's new overlords suspect that the tens of... Read more
	The emir of the west; Afghanistan.(Ismail Khan's rule in Herat) ; Ismail Khan rules Herat with little reference to the government...Jalali, gave a brave speech in a dusty Herat hotel on June 28th. On Mr Jalali's right...and later the Taliban. Before him were Herat's great and good--military bosses, paper... Read more
	Afghan Women Are Still Policed; Special Morals Guard Holds Sway in Herat, Rights Group Says ; ...caught talking with men on the streets of Herat, a major city in western Afghanistan, risk...former Islamic militia leader who governs Herat province, the New York-based human rights...s and girls' lives is still policed in Herat," the report stated. It said they are subject... Read more
	Women oppressed in Herat ; Women oppressed in Herat, group says Females may not talk with men...caught talking with men on the streets of Herat, a major city in western Afghanistan, risk...former Islamic militia leader who governs Herat province, women and girls are living in... Read more
	SELF-STYLED EMIR LORDS IT OVER HERAT'S POOR ; HERAT, Afghanistan - Governor Ismail Khan, the self-declared emir...signs that Khan has become much more rigid since he oversaw Herat in the early 1990s. They questioned whether he will ever...kept out of the power structure," said a Western observer in Herat, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Ismail ... Read more
	When Zena Karamzade's dreams of being a doctor ended under the Taliban, she joined a dressmaking circle - or so the regime thought CHRISTINA LAMB talks to members of the Sewing Classes of Herat, an underground network of writers and poets who risked death to keep alive the culture of their ancient city ; ...adjacent to the Flower crossroads in central Herat, where only a few weeks ago the Taliban...a 47-year-old literature professor from Herat University, taught forbidden subjects such...heels that clicked, the Sewing Classes of Herat was a venture that could easily have ended... Read more
	Warlord assumes control in Herat ; HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) - Anti-Taliban warlord Ismail Khan's men have set up a checkpoint on the border...work for women, was welcomed as a returning hero when the hard-line Islamic Taliban lost control of Herat last week. The Taliban chased Khan from Herat seven years ago. Khan said he wants Herat ... Read more

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	AFGHANISTAN: IN HERAT: NO TRACE OF HEKMATYAR'S ARRIVAL.(head of Afghan Hizb-i-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar)(Brief Article)
	AFGHANISTAN: RFE/RL REPORTER FORCED OUT OF HERAT; IRANIAN COLLEAGUE FIRED.(Ahmad Behzad, Abdol Hadi Ghaffari)(Brief Article)
	IRAN: HERAT BUYS IRANIAN ROAD-BUILDING EQUIPMENT...(Herat Province)(Brief Article)

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