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. Qila often occurs in place-names.

India

;Forts * Aligarh Qila * Rohtas Qila * Allahabad Qila * Chittorgarh Qila * Gohad Qila * Hatras Qila *

Lal Qila (Agra) The Agra Fort (''Qila Agra'') is a historical Mughal fort in the city of Agra, also known as Agra's Red Fort. Mughal emperor Humayun was crowned at this fort in 1530. It was later renovated by the Mughal emperor Akbar from 1565 and the present ...

* Lal Qila - literally

Red Fort The Red Fort, also known as Lal Qila () is a historic Mughal Empire, Mughal fort in Delhi, India, that served as the primary residence of the Mughal emperors. Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1639, fo ...

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

Purana Qila, Delhi Purana Qila () is one of the oldest forts in Delhi, India. It was built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Surid Sultan Sher Shah Suri. The fort forms the inner citadel of the city of Dinpanah. It is located near the expansive Pragati M ...

Qila Rai Pithora Qila Rai Pithora or Lal Kot ( lit. "Rai Pithora's Fort") is a fortified complex in present-day Delhi, which includes the Qutb Minar complex. It was constructed in the reign of Rajput Tomar ruler Anangpal Tomar between c. 1052 - c.1060 CE. It is ...

, Delhi, established 12th-century *

Qila Mubarak Qila Mubarak may refer to two distinctive historical sites associated with Sikh and Indo-Islamic architectural heritage. These forts were primarily established by the rulers of the Phulkian dynasty during accession of Ala Singh, a heraldic leagu ...

* Sasni Qila * Shahi Qila, Jaunpur ;Place-names *

Qila Raipur Qila Raipur (also spelled as Kila Raipur) is a noted village of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India, as it hosts the annual Qila Raipur Sports Festival, known as the ''Rural Olympics''. The events played often demonstrate the physical strength an ...

Pakistan

;Forts *

Shahi Qila, Lahore The Lahore Fort (; ; ) is a citadel in the walled interior of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan. The fortress is located at the northern end of the Walled City and spreads over an area greater than . It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which ...

;Place-names *

Arkot Qila Bar Abakhel is an administrative unit, known as the union council, of Swat District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. District Swat has 9 Tehsils: Khwazakhela, Kabal, Madyan, Barikot, Mingora, Charbagh, and Kalam. Each Tehsill ...

Azim Qila Azim (''ʿAẓīm'' ) is one of the names of Allah in Islam, meaning "''Great''" or "''Magnificent''" or "''Protector''" Also used as a personal name, as short form of the Abdolazim, Abdul Azim, "''Servant of the Magnificent''". It is used by ma ...

Besham Qila Besham (Urdu, ; also known as Besham Qila) is a city in the Shangla District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the right bank of the Indus River (locally known as ''Abasin''), Besham serves as a major junction on the Karakoram Highway, ...

* Hisara Kasan Ali Qila * Hisara Sarbiland Khan Qila *

Khuni Qila The Khuni, Huni or Chuni were a people of the North Caucasus during late antiquity. They have sometimes been referred to as the North Caucasian Huns and are often assumed to be related to the Huns who later entered Eastern Europe. However, the ethn ...

Mughal Qila Mughal or Moghul may refer to: Related to the Mughal Empire * Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries * Mughal dynasty * Mughal emperors * Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia * Mughal architecture * Mug ...

Sakhakot Qila Sakhakot is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Malakand District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The name of Sakhakot is derived from two words, "Sakha" and "Kot" which means "fort of generosity". People of Sakhako ...

Malakand Agency The Malakand Agency () was one of the agencies in the North West Frontier Province of British India and later of Pakistan until 2010. It included the princely states of Chitral, Dir and Swat, and an area around the Malakand Pass known as the ...

* Sāsoli Qila *

Qila Didar Singh Qila Didar Singh (), is a historic town of Gujranwala District, Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, Pakistan. Its population was estimated to be 66,491 in 2017. Qila Didar Singh lies on the Gujranwala-Hafizabad Road, 17 km west of Gujranwala. The t ...

Qila Ladgasht Qila Ladgasht (Urdu: ماشکیل ) is a Union Council located in Mashkel tehsil in Washuk District, Balochistan, Pakistan. Mashkel is one of the three UCs of Tehsil Mashkel, and is the biggest Union Council of the tehsil. See also * Kharan Dis ...

Qila Mihan Singh Qila Mihan Singh is a town of Gujranwala District in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. It was established by the Sikh Mann Sardars of Mughalchak. It is located at 32°6'0N 74°5'0E at 222 metres (731 feet) above sea level. The to ...

Qila Safed Qila ({{langx, ar, قلعة), alternatively transliterated as Kilā, is an Arabic word meaning a fort or castle. The term is also used in various Indo-Iranian languages. Qila often occurs in place-names. India ;Forts * Aligarh Qila * Rohtas Qila ...

Qila Saifullah Killa Saifullah (), or Qilla Saifullah, is a city in the Killa Saifullah District of the Balochistan province of Pakistan. A fort (qilla) built in the district by Saifullah Khan, belonging to the Mirdadzai Khoidadza sub-clan of Kakar tribe, has le ...

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

Qila Sheikhupura Qila ({{langx, ar, قلعة), alternatively transliterated as Kilā, is an Arabic word meaning a fort or castle. The term is also used in various Indo-Iranian languages. Qila often occurs in place-names. India ;Forts * Aligarh Qila * Rohtas Qila ...

* Qila Tara Singh *

Qila Sobha Singh Qila Sobha Singh ( Punjabi, ) is a town in the Narowal District of Punjab province of Pakistan. Before 1 July 1991, it was a part of the Sialkot District. Since 1 July 1991, it has been part of the Narowal District, and is located at . It has an ...

Qila Sura Singh Qila Sura Singh is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°39'5N 73°44'25E with an altitude of 168 metres (554 feet). History During the Sikh Misl period, the village was under the administration of the Sukerchakia Mi ...

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Qila, Hebron Qila () is a Palestinian village located north-west of Hebron. The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 918 in mid-year 2006. The prima ...

Palestinian territories The occupied Palestinian territories, also referred to as the Palestinian territories, consist of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip—two regions of the former Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate for Palestine ...

* Lalbagh kella,

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...

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