Gulran is a village in
Herat Province
Herat ( Persian: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north-western part of the country. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city a ...
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Afghanistan
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It is the center of the
Gulran District
Gulran District is situated in northwestern part of Herat province, Afghanistan and borders Iran to the west, Turkmenistan to the north, Kushk District to the east, and Zinda Jan District and Kohsan District
Kohsan is a district of Herat prov ...
. Like other parts of Herat province the population is overwhelmingly Tajik with small pockets of Pashtun population.
Climate
Gulran has a
cold steppe climate (
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: ''BSk'') with very hot summers and cool winters.
References
See also
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Herat Province
Herat ( Persian: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north-western part of the country. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city a ...
Populated places in Herat Province
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