Ghurian

Ghurian

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Ghurian (Ghūrīān, Ghoryan, Ġūrīān) is a city and the administrative center of Ghurian District in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It situated south of the Hari River along the Mashhad-Herat highway at coord|34.34|N|61.47|E|. It is 790 m high with a population of more than 54,000 people. [ [http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=1193416846&men=gpro&lng=en&des=gamelan&dat=200&geo=-13&srt=epnn&col=aohdqcfbeimg&pt=c&va=&geo=447648147 "Ġūrīān" World Gazetteer] ] There is a local TV station and a health center.

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External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AF/11/Ghurian.html "Ghurian, Afghanistan" fallingrain.com]


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