Kalat, Razavi Khorasan

Kalat (Persian: كلات; also Romanized as Kalāt; also known as Kalūt)[3] is a city in, and the capital of, the Central District of Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, and also serves as capital of the county. Nader Shah governed the area after the fall of the Safavids.[4]

For the administrative division of Razavi Khorasan province, see Kalat County. For the village in Gonabad County, see Kalat, Gonabad. For other places with a similar name, see Qalat.
Kalat
Persian: كلات
City
Sun Palace of the Afsharid dynasty
Sun Palace of the Afsharid dynasty
Kalat is located in Iran
Kalat
Kalat
Coordinates: 36°59′42″N 59°45′46″E[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKalat
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total7,687
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Kalat, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server

At the 2006 census, its population was 6,529 in 1,661 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 7,532 people in 1,933 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,687 people in 2,110 households.[2]

See also

References
  1. OpenStreetMap contributors (30 April 2023). "Kalat, Kalat County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. Kalat, Razavi Khorasan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3068804" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. Axworthy, Michael (2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1845119829.
  5. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)" (Excel). Iran Data Portal (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 09. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  • Tod, J. K. (1923) "Kalat-I-Nadiri", The Geographical Journal 62(5): pp. 366–370
  • Kalāt-e Nāderi, in Persian, Jadid Online, 2006, .
    A Slide Show of Kalāt-e Nāderi by Shahāb Āzādeh, Jadid Online, 2006, (2 min 30 sec).
  • Farshid Sāmāni, Konj-e Denj-e Fāteh-e Hend (The Quiet Corner of the Conqueror of India), in Persian, Jadid Online, 14 January 2010, .
    • Audio slideshow: (3 min 38 sec).
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