Kalat (Persian: كلات; also Romanized as Kalāt; also known as Kalūt)[3] is a city in the Central District of Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] Nader Shah governed the area after the fall of the Safavids.[5]
Kalat
Persian: كلات | |
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City | |
Kalat | |
Coordinates: 36°59′42″N 59°45′46″E / 36.99500°N 59.76278°E[1] | |
Country | Iran |
Province | Razavi Khorasan |
County | Kalat |
District | Central |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 7,687 |
Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4:30 (IRDT) |
Kalat, Razavi Khorasan at GEOnet Names Server |
At the 2006 census, its population was 6,529 in 1,661 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 7,532 people in 1,933 households.[7] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 7,687 people in 2,110 households.[2]