Herat Province

Herat (Persian/Pashto: هرات) 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.

Demographics
There are about 1,762,157 people living in Herat Province.

Population by districts
There are 16 districts within the province. These are listed in the table below.
300px|thumb|Districts of Herat
Districts of Herat ProvinceDistrictCapitalPopulation (2006)AreaAfghanistan Geographic & Thematic LayersAdraskan   56,193 Chishti Sharif   25,428 Farsi   28,252 Ghoryan   90,201 Gulran   106,983 Guzara   135,187 Herat (Capital)   397,456 Injil   224,607 Karukh   58,594 Kohsan   57,782 Kushk   133,446 Kushki Kuhna   41,642 Obe   75,175 Pashtun Zarghun   90,817 Shindand   185,418 Zinda Jan   54,976 

Sport
Football (soccer) is the popular sport in Herat Province.  Cricket is also getting popular.

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