Kalat () is a city in the
Central District of
Kalat County
Kalat County () is in Razavi Khorasan province, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kalat, Razavi Khorasan, Kalat.
History
After the 2016 National Census, Charam Rural District (Kalat County), Charam Rural District wa ...
,
Razavi Khorasan province,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Nader Shah
Nader Shah Afshar (; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 – 20 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as shah of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was a ...
governed the area after the fall of the
Safavids
The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...
.
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 6,529 in 1,661 households.
The following census in 2011 counted 7,532 people in 1,933 households.
The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 7,687 people in 2,110 households.
See also
*
Kalat-i-nadiri, a massive natural fortress
*
Reza Qoli Mirza Afshar
References
* 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
''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).
Notes
Cities in Razavi Khorasan province
Populated places in Kalat County
Nishapur Quarter
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