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Herat

Herat

A Silk Road city of blue-tiled mosques, with a huge old citadel.

US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03
Photo: Yves Picq http://veton.picq.fr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best Time to Go
Mar–May, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Herat is being written. It's on the Afghanistan list as Worth a Detour.

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