Farah (city)
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فراه Farah |
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 23 ' N , 62 ° 7' E | ||
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| Country | Afghanistan | ||
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| District | Farah | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | AF-FRA | ||
| height | 650 m | ||
| resident | 42,800 (2020) | ||
Farah ( Pashto / Dari :فراه), Greek also Phyra (in antiquity) is a city in Afghanistan .
It is the capital of the Farah province of the same name . Farah is commonly identified with the ancient city of Phra or Phrada , which was destroyed by the Mongols in 1221 . After that, the city was rebuilt, but was again devastated by the Persians under Nadir Shah in 1737 . The population of the city is 42,800 (2020), most of the inhabitants are Pashtuns (90%). The oasis city is traversed by the Farāh Rud river of the same name . In the city of Farah there is a district called Yazdi. This part of the city is inhabited by Persian-speaking Shiites who come from Iran.
In August 2021, the city was captured by the Taliban .
See also
Web links
Commons : Farah - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Farah (city) . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica . (English, iranicaonline.org - including references).
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0311/feature2/images/mp_download.2.pdf
- ↑ n-tv NEWS: Taliban capture city of Farah. Retrieved August 10, 2021 .