Back قلعة هراة Arabic Ciutadella d'Herat Catalan Citadelo de Herato Esperanto Ciudadela de Herat Spanish Herateko zitadela Basque ارگ هرات Persian Citadelle d'Hérat French हेरात का गढ़ Hindi Cittadella di Herat Italian 헤라트 성채 Korean
| Citadel of Herat | |
|---|---|
| Herat in Afghanistan | |
 View of Herat Citadel from atop the premises. | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Restored 2011 |
| Location | |
  Herat Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates | 34°20′45″N 62°11′19″E / 34.34583°N 62.18861°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 330 BC |
| Materials | stone, baked bricks, fired bricks |
The Arg-e Herat (Dari Persian: ارگ هرات), or Citadel of Herat, is a fort located in the center of Herat in Afghanistan. It dates back to 330 BC, when Alexander the Great and his army arrived to Afghanistan after the Battle of Gaugamela. Many empires have used the fort as their headquarters over the last 2,000 years, during which it was destroyed and rebuilt many times.
From decades of wars and neglect, the citadel began to crumble but in recent years several international organizations decided to completely rebuild it. The National Museum of Herat is also housed inside the citadel, while the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture is the caretaker of the whole premises.[1][2]
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Riechmannwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "City of Herat - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Whc.unesco.org. 2004-08-17. Archived from the original on 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2011-07-25.