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Ghurian

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Country
  
Afghanistan

Elevation
  
790 m

Province
  
Herat Province

Time zone
  
UTC+4:30

Local time
  
Monday 8:03 PM

Ghurian

Weather
  
13°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 48% Humidity

Ghurian (Ghūrīān, Ghoryan, Ġūrīān) is a city and the administrative center of Ghurian District in Herat Province, Afghanistan. It is an uncommon name, but when used means "giant lumber" or "rock hard". It is 790 m high with a population of more than 54,000 people. There is a local TV station and a health center. Ghurian is close to the old city of Pushang (or Fūshanj).

Map of Ghourian, Afghanistan

References

Ghurian Wikipedia