page_title: Herat Province
section_title: Population by districts
hierarchical_section_title: Herat Province / Demographics / Population by districts
caption_attribution_description: Map of the districts of Herat province of Afghanistan. Created by Rarelibra 19:24, 29 March 2007 (UTC) for public domain use, using MapInfo Professional v8.5 and various mapping resources.
context_page_description: Herat is one the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-western region of the country. The main city and capital is named Herat.
  The region of Herat used to be part of Greater Khorasan. It was ruled by the Tahirids followed by the Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Ghurids, Ilkhanates, Timurids, and Saffavids. In the early-18th century it became part of the Afghan Hotaki dynasty followed by the Durrani Empire.
context_section_description: There are 16 districts within the province. These are listed in the table below.
caption: Districts of Herat
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