Things to do & places to visit in Herat Province, Afghanistan

Herat Province #4 destination in Afghanistan 2023. The average rating score is 4.52 based on 85 traveler reviews, of 8 attractions. Timezone: Asia/Kabul, current date and time: Monday, May 13, 2024, 14:17.

Top things to do

• Cemeteries
• Points of Interest & Landmarks
• Bridges
• Historic Sites
• Religious Sites

Top destinations in Herat Province 2

• Herat
• Shindand

Top places to visit

1. 5.0 Khwaja Abd Allah Ansari Shrine (13 reviews)
   - One of the city's major sights, easy to overlook
   Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
   Tomb of the 11th-century Pir of Herat. Northeast of town, past the Arg Hotel. This is a working shrine with lots of local visitors. Good examples of Islamic tilework, although the site has not been recently restored. See more..
   
2. 5.0 Khawaja Ghaltan Shrine (6 reviews)
   - Unbelievably
   Religious Sites
   
   
   I couldn’t believe what happened on this place. People are in trans for 15 seconds and rolling on sand near tomb. See more..
   
3. 5.0 Jami's Tomb (5 reviews)
   - Important
   Religious Sites
   
   
   Jami is the very famous persian poet. It’s free to visit and no need to have permissions for camera, try not to step over the tombs around there. See more..
   
4. 5.0 Musalla Minarets of Herat (2 reviews)
   - Minarets
   Historic Sites
   
   
   Only 20 minutes walking from center of Herat. One minaret looking like Pisa tower in Italy. Entrance is free of charge See more..
   
5. 5.0 Malan Bridge (1 review)
   - Nice
   Bridges
   
   
   Nice historic bridge that is repaired by UN. I visited at March 27, 2019 that was after rainy days and the fiver have lots of flood water. See more..
   
6. 4.5 Friday Mosque (23 reviews)
   - Masjid-e Jami
   Religious Sites
   
   
   It is very nice mosque, built during Ghorid and Timurid period (1220 and 1498). During last 50 years a lot of restoration is done. Mosque is restored very beautifully. A magnificent piece of islamic architecture. See more..
   
7. 4.5 Gawhar Shad Madrasa and Mausoleum (10 reviews)
   - Lost glory of powerful Queen
   Cemeteries
   
   
   The visit of tomb of Queen Gowhar Shad Begum has historical point in order remember the former glory of Timurid Queen who was once rich and powerful. The Mausoleum desperately needed restoration (2006). Tiles were just piled inside. But tomb is still worth to visit. There are stone sarcophaguses of Queen and his husband Shah Ruh inside Mausoleum and some nice fragments of paintings. Just behind the tomb there are five minarets, remaining of Madrasa built by Queen Gowhar Shad. Minarets are in very bad condition. Most of tiles are gone and you can follow the grenade holes inside minarets. It is shame. If you look closely, there are remains of lovely tiles once covered the minarets. Main danger is the main road built just next to minarets. I am afraid the vibration by heavy trucks will be the end of those marvellous historical minarets. See more..
   
8. 4.0 Herat Citadel (25 reviews)
   - Beautiful, well renovated
   Points of Interest & Landmarks
   
   
   It was renovated several times of course, as everything what was built 3000 years ago. If you want to go into the citadel, you have to plan it well before. You have to find the authorized person, who can open it and give you free way to get in. It is still worth just to walk around the castle. See more..