{"id":7822,"date":"2026-02-26T06:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/02\/26\/over-1200-foreign-tourists-visit-herat-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T06:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T06:15:22","slug":"over-1200-foreign-tourists-visit-herat-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/2026\/02\/26\/over-1200-foreign-tourists-visit-herat-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,200 Foreign Tourists Visited Herat in the Current Solar Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local officials in Herat report that more than 1,200 foreign tourists have visited the province during the current solar year.<\/p>\n<p>According to these officials, Herat remains one of the most important tourist destinations in western Afghanistan, with a steady number of foreign visitors traveling each year to explore its historical and cultural sites.<\/p>\n<p>Herat, home to historical monuments such as the Great Mosque of Herat, the Ehterad-Din Citadel, and ancient minarets, holds a special place among provinces rich in cultural heritage. In recent years, this province has also been one of the main centers attracting tourists in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The increase or sustained presence of foreign tourists in Herat comes at a time when the country&#8217;s tourism industry requires serious attention to infrastructure, travel facilities, and ensuring visitor confidence for its growth and sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herat welcomed over 1,200 foreign tourists this year, highlighting its importance as a key cultural and historical destination in western Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-important-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlaspress.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}