Herat, Afghanistani
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Herat | Province |
| Afghanistan | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Herāt | 272,806 (2018) |
| Shīnḏanḏ | 29,264 (2018) |
| Kafir Qala | 18,086 (2018) |
| Karukh | 17,484 (2018) |
| Kushk | 16,952 (2018) |
| Qarah Bāgh | 12,412 (2018) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hirat
Other Languages:
Farsi/Persian:
ولایت هرات, افغانستان
French:
Hérât, Afghanistan
German:
Herat, Afghanistan
Italian:
Provincia di Herat, Afghanistan
Pashto:
هرات ولايت, افغانستان
Russian:
Герат, Афганистан
Simplified Chinese:
赫拉特省, 阿富汗
Spanish:
Provincia de Herāt, Afganistán
Arabic:
هرات, أفغانستان
Asturian:
Herat, Afganistán
Azeri:
Herat vilayəti, Əfqanıstan
Basque:
Herat probintzia, Afganistan
Belarusian:
Герат, Афганістан
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Герат, Аўганістан
Bengali:
হেরাত প্রদেশ, আফগানিস্তান
Bulgarian:
Херат, Афганистан
Catalan:
Província d'Herat, Afganistan
Cebuano:
Herāt, Apganistan
Central Kurdish/Sorani:
پارێزگای ھێرات, ئەفغانستان
Czech:
Herát, Afghánistán
Danish:
Herat, Afghanistan
Dutch:
Herat, Afghanistan
Esperanto:
Provinco Herat, Afganio
Estonian:
Herāti provints, Afganistan
Finnish:
Heratin maakunta, Afganistan
Georgian:
ჰერათის პროვინცია, ავღანეთი
Greek:
Χεράτ, Αφγανιστάν
Gujarati:
હેરાત, અફઘાનિસ્તાન
Hindi:
हेरात प्रान्त, अफ़ग़ानिस्तान
Indonesian:
Provinsi Herat, Afganistan
Japanese:
ヘラート州, アフガニスタン
Kannada:
ಹೆರಾಟ್, ಅಫ್ಘಾನಿಸ್ತಾನ
Korean:
헤라트 주, 아프가니스탄
Latin:
Aria, Afgania
Latvian:
Herāta, Afganistāna
Lithuanian:
Herato provincija, Afganistanas
Luri:
آستوٙن ھأرات, ٱفغانستان
Malay:
Daerah Hirat, Afghanistan
Marathi:
हेरात, अफगाणिस्तान
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Herat Séng, Afghanistan
Mongolian:
Херат аймаг, Афганистан
Newar / Nepal Bhasa:
हरात प्रान्त, अफगानिस्तान
Norwegian:
Herat, Afghanistan
Polish:
Herat, Afganistan
Portuguese:
Herat, Afeganistão
Romanian:
Provincia Herat, Afganistan
Scots:
Herat Province, Afghanistan
Serbian:
Провинција Херат, Авганистан
Sinhalese:
හෙරට්, ඇෆ්ගනිස්ථානය
South Azerbaijani:
هرات ویلایت, افغانیستان
Sundanese:
Propinsi Herat, Apganistan
Swedish:
Herat, Afghanistan
Tagalog:
Lalawigan ng Herat, Afghanistan
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Ҳирот, Афғонистон
Tamil:
ஹெரட் மாகாணம், ஆப்கானித்தான்
Telugu:
హెరాట్, ఆఫ్ఘనిస్తాన్
Thai:
จังหวัดเฮรัท, ประเทศอัฟกานิสถาน
Traditional Chinese:
赫拉特省, 阿富汗
Turkish:
Herat, Afganistan
Ukrainian:
Герат, Афганістан
Urdu:
صوبہ ہرات, افغانستان
Uyghur:
ھىرات ۋىلايىتى, ئافغانىستان
Vietnamese:
Herat, Afghanistan
Waray:
Herat, Afganistan
Welsh:
Herat, Affganistan
Western Punjabi:
صوبہ ھرات, افغانستان
Zazaki:
Hırat, Efğanıstan
Herat (Pashto/Persian: هرات) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the western part of the country. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city and administrative capital is Herat City. The province of Herat is divided into about 17 districts and contains over 1,000 villages.
The province of Herat shares a border with Iran in the west and Turkmenistan in the north, making it an important trading region. The Salma Dam which is fed by the Hari River is also located in this province.
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| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 19 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Cinnabar Formula: HgS |
| ⓘ 'Clay minerals' |
| ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Hematite var. Martite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Localities: Reported from at least 8 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reported from at least 11 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reported from at least 10 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Localities: Tanora Pb-Zn-Cu occurrence, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan Dahana Cu-Pb-Zn occurrence, Dahana, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan Misgaran Mine, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan Rabat-i-Sapcha Zn-Cu-Pb occurrence, Rabat-i-Sapcha, Guzara District, Herat, Afghanistan Shaida Cu-Zn deposit, Adraskan District, Herat, Afghanistan |
| ⓘ Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ Witherite Formula: BaCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Witherite | 5.AB.15 | BaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ba | ⓘ Witherite | BaCO3 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 157 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 269 Ma (Permian) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 388 Ma (Middle Devonian) | ||||||
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herat_Province |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q182844 |
| GeoNames ID: | 1140025 |
Localities in this Region
- Herat
- ⭔Adraskan District
- ⭔Chishti Sharif District
- ⭔Farsi District
- ⭔Ghurian District
- ⭔Gulran District
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Asia
- Hindukush Himalayan RegionGroup of Mountain Ranges
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian Plate (India Plate)
- Central Afgan RangesOrogenic Belt
- Kopeh DagVolcanic Arc
- TuranOrogenic Belt
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