Kalat
قلات Qalāt | |
|---|---|
District Headquarter / City | |
 Outer wall of Kalat city | |
  Kalat Location of Kalat  Kalat Kalat (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 29°01′48″N 66°35′20″E / 29.030°N 66.589°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Balochistan |
| District | Kalat |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 489 km2 (189 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,007 m (6,585 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 36,796 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Area code | +92844 |
Kalāt or Qalāt (Brahui/Balochi: قلات), historically known as Qīqān,[2][3] is a historic town located in Kalat District, in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The town of Kalat is the headquarter of Kalat District and is known locally as Kalat-e-Brahui and Kalat-e-Sewa.[4]
Qalat, formerly Qilat, is located roughly in the center of the Balochistan province, It was the capital of the Kalat Khanate. The Khan of Kalat is presently a ceremonial title held by Mir Suleman Dawood Jan, and the Pakistan government has made efforts to reconcile with him; his son, Prince Mohammed, who is next in line to be the Khan of Kalat, is pro-Pakistan.[5]
- ^ ""Final Results of Census-2017 Table 2: Urban localities by population size and their population by sex, annual growth rate and household size"" (PDF).
- ^ Baig, Zeeshan Muhammad (December 10, 2017). "باب الاسلام سندھ ؛ محمد بن قاسم سے قبل سندھ پر حملے کی اسلامی جنگی مہمات". Express.
- ^ Asif, Manan Ahmed (September 19, 2016). A Book of Conquest. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674660113 – via Google Books.
- ^ Viking fund publications in anthropology, Issue 43. Viking Fund. 1908. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
Below the citadel lies a Hindu temple of Kāli, probably of pre-Muhammadan date.
- ^ Shahid, Saleem (June 29, 2015). "Khan of Kalat being persuaded to return home". DAWN.COM.