Herat is an English word with synonyms like city or metropolis. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Herat meaning
- A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times.
- A province of Afghanistan.
Synonyms of Herat
Using Herat
- The main meaning on this page is: A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times. | A province of Afghanistan.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
- In the example corpus, herat often appears in combinations such as: of herat, in herat, herat province.
Context around Herat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Herat
- In this selection, "herat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, helmand, outside, help, province, government and provincial stand out and add context to how "herat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 28km outside herat the capital and active in herat from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "herat" sits close to words such as adil, agra and amicably, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with herat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The rustic and traditional city of Herat could not protest this Taliban crime. (13 words)
Earlier this month, also in Herat, the Taliban closed restaurant gardens for women and families. (15 words)
Taliban officials said more than 2,000 had died across Herat after the earlier quakes. (15 words)
The Herat girls-only computer programing school, Code to Inspire or CTI, was the brainchild of Fereshteh Forough, who was born an Afghan refugee in Iran and only returned to Herat after the 2001 fall of the Taliban. (38 words)
He added that the inauguration of the Khaf-Herat railroad, trade activities in Chabahar Port, and removal of obstacles to transit operations at border crossings have been the main topics of negotiations during the visit. (35 words)
The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the region's largest city Herat, and was followed by eight aftershocks with magnitudes between 4.3 and 6.3. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Al Qaeda is also running in Farah, Helmand, Herat and Kabul provinces, as well as a media operations center in Herat.
The latest magnitude 6.3 earthquake was about 17 miles (28km) outside Herat, the capital of Herat province, and six miles (10km) deep, according to the US Geological Survey.
Days ago, the Herat Government Office posted photos of Herat Provincial Governor Abdul Qayoom Rahimi after he met with injured security force personnel.
The Herat girls-only computer programing school, Code to Inspire or CTI, was the brainchild of Fereshteh Forough, who was born an Afghan refugee in Iran and only returned to Herat after the 2001 fall of the Taliban.
The reign of Shahrokh in Herat was marked by intense royal patronage, building activities, and promotion of manufacturing and trade, especially through the restoration and enlargement of the Herat’s bāzār.
Afghan cricket star Rashid Khan said he was donating all his Cricket World Cup fees to help Herat's earthquake survivors.
Afghans congregate on a mound of rubble in the wake of the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Herat.
An 18-year-old left-arm wrist spinner from Herat, Noor Ahmad, too is proving to be an ordeal to negotiate, let alone nullify.
Earlier this month, also in Herat, the Taliban closed restaurant gardens for women and families.
He added that the inauguration of the Khaf-Herat railroad, trade activities in Chabahar Port, and removal of obstacles to transit operations at border crossings have been the main topics of negotiations during the visit.
Herat is located 120km (75 miles) east of the border with Iran and is considered to be the cultural capital of Afghanistan.
Mujib al-Rahman Ansari was an influential radical Sunni preacher active in Herat from the times of the Republic.
Najibullah Nowroozi, coach of the Herat Youth Team - where most of the players claimed to be registered - said a number of players on the list had never played football.
Saturday morning’s earthquake hit Zindajan, a rural district some 40km (25 miles) from Herat city.
Taliban officials said more than 2,000 had died across Herat after the earlier quakes.
The ban imposed by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which came without warning, has forced more than 400 businesses in Herat to close, RFE/RL reported.
The epicentre was about 40 km northwest of the city of Herat and was followed by a 5.5-magnitude aftershock.
The rustic and traditional city of Herat could not protest this Taliban crime.
The strong earthquakes and several aftershocks were reported on Saturday from Herat province in western Afghanistan, disaster authority spokesman Mohammad Abdullah Jan said.
The United States Geological Survey said the epicentre was 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of the region's largest city Herat, and was followed by eight aftershocks with magnitudes between 4.3 and 6.3.
Common combinations with herat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of herat 21×
- in herat 15×
- herat province 13×
- herat and 9×
- from herat 8×
- the herat 5×
- to herat 5×
- herat was 5×
- herat in 5×
- western herat 5×