Herat /hɛɹɑːt/ noun2 •A city, the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, dating back to Avestan times.He [...] told her that Herat, the city where Mariam was born, in 1959, had once been the cradle of Persian culture, the home of writers, painters, and Sufis. — 2007 •A province of Afghanistan.Shortly before they cross the border into Herat, they pass an Afghan refugee camp. — 2007
