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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Herat, Shindand, Herat, Ghurian, Zendeh Jan, Kohsan, Sabzawar, Islam Qala, Karukh, Towraghondi, Chisht, Adraskan, Kushk, Bazargan, Afghanistan, Obe, Afghanistan, Pashtun Zarghun, Kushki Kuhna, Chishti Sharif, Guzara, Farsi, Afghanistan, Injil, Afghanistan, Gulran, Bal?ch?, Herat, Azizabad, Herat. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Herat - During the period of the Medes (about 600 BCE) and the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC), Hert was recognized as Aria. Herat dates back to ancient times, but its exact age remains unknown. During the period of the Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC), the surrounding district was known as Haraiva (in Old Persian), and in classical sources the region was correspondingly known as Aria (Areia). In the Zoroastrian Avesta, the district is mentioned as Haroiva. The name of the district and its main town is derived from that of the chief river of the region, the Hari River (Old Iranian Harayu, "Golden Water"), which traverses the district and passes some 5 km (3.1 mi) south of modern Hert. Hari is mentioned in Sanscrit as yellow or golden color equivalent to Persian Zar meaning Gold (yellow). The naming of a region and its principal town after the main river is a common feature in this part of the worldcompare the adjoining districts/rivers/towns of Arachosia and Bactria. The district Aria of the Persian Achaemenid Empire is mentioned in the provincial lists that are included in various royal inscriptions, for instance, in the Behistun inscription of Darius I (ca. 520 BC). Representatives from the district are depicted in reliefs, e.g., at the royal Achaemenid tombs of Naqsh-e Rustam and Persepolis. Herodotus described Hert as the bread-basket of Central Asia. At the time of Alexander the Great, Aria was obviously an impor...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=14128

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