Kalat, Razavi Khorasan

Kalat
Persian: كلات
City
Sun Palace of the Afsharid dynasty
Kalat is located in Iran
Kalat
Kalat
Coordinates: 36°59′42″N 59°45′46″E / 36.99500°N 59.76278°E / 36.99500; 59.76278[1][2]
CountryIran
ProvinceRazavi Khorasan
CountyKalat
DistrictCentral
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • 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.[5] Nader Shah governed the area after the fall of the Safavids.[6]

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,529 in 1,661 households.[7] The following census in 2011 counted 7,532 people in 1,933 households.[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,687 people in 2,110 households.[3]

Ethnicity

Around half of the people of Kalat County are Turkic peoples of Azeri origin,[9]Tekke Turkmen; 35% are Kurdish and 15% are Persian.[10]

See also

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References

  1. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (1 November 2024). "کلات [Kalat], Kalat, Kalat City, Markazi District of Kalat County, Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "XQW7+242 Kalat, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1395 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2016: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ 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".
  5. ^ Aref, Mohammad Reza (9 March 2003) [مصوب ۱۸/۱۲/۱۳۸۱ (Approved 1381/12/18) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. تصويب نامه راجع به اصلاحات تقسيماتي در استان خراسان(بخش زاوين، شهرستان كلات، بخش مركزي) [‌Letter of approval regarding divisional reforms in Khorasan province (Zavin District, Kalat County, and the Central District)]. سامانه ملی قوانین و مقررات [National System of Laws and Regulations] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران کمیسیون سیاسی دفاعی هیأت دولت [Political Defense Commission of the Government Board]. ۸۱۷۴۱/۴۲/۴/۱ پيشنهاد شماره [Proposal Number 81741/42/1/4]. Archived from the original on 7 January 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  6. ^ Axworthy, Michael (2009). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. I.B. Tauris. ISBN 978-1845119829.
  7. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: Razavi Khorasan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1390 : استان خراسان رضوی [General Population and Housing Census 2011: Razavi Khorasan Province]. Iran Data Portal—Syracuse University (in Persian). مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran]. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  9. ^ "KALĀT-E NĀDERI". Iranica Encyclopedia.
  10. ^ Khosravi, Mohammad Reza (1367). Kalat Naderi (in Persian). Astan Quds Razavi Publishing House.
  • Tod, J. K. (1923) "Kalat-I-Nadiri", The Geographical Journal 62(5): pp. 366–370
  • 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[4]