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Herat (afg)

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Herat ranks 695th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pest, Hungary, Bochum, and Elberfeld. Memorable people born in Herat include Ahmad Shah Durrani, Abbas the Great, and Ali-Shir Nava'i. Memorable people who died in Herat include Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Abu Sa'id Mirza, and Bagha Qaghan. Herat has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Herat is located in Afghanistan.

Herāt is an oasis city and the third-largest city in Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains in the fertile valley of the Hari River in the western part of the country. An ancient civilization on the Silk Road between West Asia, Central Asia, and South Asia, it serves as a regional hub in the country's west. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1006 and 1996, Herat was the birth place of 19 globally memorable people, including Ahmad Shah Durrani, Abbas the Great, and Ali-Shir Nava'i. Additionaly, 16 globally memorable people have passed away in Herat including Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad, Abu Sa'id Mirza, and Bagha Qaghan.

People Born in Herat

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Herat were politicians (7), writers (2), historians (2), painters (1), and religious figures (1),  while most who died were politicians (6), writers (4), historians (2), architects (1), and philosophers (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Herat, including Abdul Qadir. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Herat, including Ahmad Shah Durrani, Abbas the Great, and Sultan Husayn Bayqara.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Herat since 1700.