Kalat, Razavi Khorasan

For the administrative division of Razavi Khorasan Province, see Kalat County. For the village in Gonabad County, see Kalat. For other places with a similar name, see Qalat.

Kalat Persian: كلات
City
Sun Palace of the Afsharid dynasty
Kalat
Coordinates: 36°59′42″N 59°45′46″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Razavi Khorasan
County	Kalat
District	Central
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	7,687
Time zone	[[UTC+3:30 \]] (IRST)
Kalat, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server

Kalat (Persian: كلات)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[4] Nader Shah governed the area after the fall of the Safavids.^[5]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,529 in 1,661 households.^[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,532 people in 1,933 households.^[7] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,687 people in 2,110 households.^[2]

See also

• Kalat-i-nadiri, a massive natural fortress
• Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (1 November 2024). "Kalat, Kalat County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. 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. Aref, Mohammad Reza (c. 2024) [Approved 18 December 1381]. Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Khorasan province (Zavin District, Kalat County, and the Central District). qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Political-Defense Commission of the Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 81741/42/1/1; Notification 58538/T26118H. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
5. Axworthy, Michael (2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1845119829.
6. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Razavi Khorasan Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
7. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Razavi Khorasan Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.

• Tod, J. K. (1923) "Kalat-I-Nadiri", The Geographical Journal 62(5): pp. 366–370

External links

• Kalāt-e Nāderi, in Persian, Jadid Online, 2006, [1].
  A Slide Show of Kalāt-e Nāderi by Shahāb Āzādeh, Jadid Online, 2006, [2] (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, [3].
  • Audio slideshow: [4] (3 min 38 sec).

Notes

1. Also romanized as Kalāt; also known as Kalūt^[3]