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