Siege of Herat
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A siege of Herat refers to a protracted conflict against the city of Herat
in Afghanistan
, considered strategic in several military campaigns.
These include:
Herat
Herāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...
in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, considered strategic in several military campaigns.
These include:
- Siege of Herat (643)Siege of Herat (643)The Siege of Herat was part of the Islamic conquest of Persia. Caliph Umar launched an offensive against the Sassanid Persian Empire in 642 and by late 643 almost all of the Sassanid empire was conquered, except Khurasan and Armenia...
, part of the Islamic conquest of Sassanid Persia - Siege of Herat (1838), an action by Qajar Persia that preceded the Anglo-Persian WarAnglo-Persian WarThe Anglo-Persian War lasted between November 1, 1856 and April 4, 1857, and was fought between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Persia . In the war, the British opposed an attempt by Persia to reacquire the city of Herat...