Guzara District
District in Herat Province, Afghanistan
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Guzara (Gozareh) District[2] (Persian: ګذره ولسوالۍ) is situated in the center of Herat Province, Afghanistan, 10 km south of Herat. It borders Injil District to the north, Pashtun Zarghun District to the east, Adraskan District to the south and Zinda Jan District to the west. The district center Guzara (Gozareh) is on the main road Herat-Kandahar.
Guzara
ګذره | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Guzara Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°11′20″N 62°13′21″E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Herat Province |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,000 km2 (770 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 142,700 |
On 19 August 2025, an overcrowded passenger bus, possibly speeding, carrying migrants deported from Iran veered off the road and collided with a truck and motorcycle before catching fire on the Guzara District section of the Herat–Islam Qala Highway, an extension of the Afghanistan Ring Road. The crash killed at least 79 people, including 19 children, and injuring two others. It is one of country's deadliest accidents in recent years.[3][4]
