Things to do in Herāt, Afghanistan

The top attractions and places to visit in Herāt, by how many Wikipedias have an article about them: Friday Mosque of Herat, Herat Citadel and Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum, and 6 more within 5 km of the centre.

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Top attractions in Herāt

Friday Mosque of HeratMosque · 0.7 km from the centre
Herat CitadelCastle · 1.1 km from the centre
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari MausoleumMonument · 4.8 km from the centre
Mousallah ComplexArchaeological site · 1.7 km from the centre
Yu Aw SynagogueSynagogue · 1.6 km from the centre
Gawhar Shad MausoleumMonument · 1.7 km from the centre

Churches, mosques and temples

Friday Mosque of HeratMosque · 0.7 km from the centre · On the map
Yu Aw SynagogueSynagogue · 1.6 km from the centre · On the map
Gawhar Shad MosqueMosque · 1.6 km from the centre · On the map

Castles, palaces and cathedrals

Herat CitadelCastle · 1.1 km from the centre · On the map

Landmarks and monuments

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari MausoleumMonument · 4.8 km from the centre · On the map
Mousallah ComplexArchaeological site · 1.7 km from the centre · On the map
Gawhar Shad MausoleumMonument · 1.7 km from the centre · On the map

Museums

Herat National Museum1.1 km from the centre · On the map

Parks, gardens and zoos

Takht-e ŞafarPark · 3.3 km from the centre · On the map

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Photo credits

Friday Mosque of Herat: Sven Dirks, Wien, CC BY-SA 4.0
Herat Citadel: koldo / Koldo Hormaza, CC BY-SA 2.0
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Mausoleum: Sven Dirks, Wien, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mousallah Complex: Alimosavisam, CC BY-SA 4.0
Yu Aw Synagogue: me!, Public domain
Gawhar Shad Mausoleum: Sven Dirks, Wien, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gawhar Shad Mosque: पाटलिपुत्र, Public domain

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

The list comes from Wikidata (CC0): museums, castles, palaces, cathedrals, parks, gardens, zoos, squares, monuments and other landmarks with their own articles in at least three Wikipedias, the best known first.
Each place counts for one city, the one closest to it by size and distance, so nearby towns don’t repeat it.
There are no opening hours, tickets or pictures here: the Wikipedia article for each has them.