Qalat, Zabul Province

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Qalat
Qalat (Afghanistan)
Qalat
Qalat
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°6′22″N 66°54′25″E / 32.10611, 66.90694
Country Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan
Province Zabul Province
District
Elevation 5,085 ft (1,550 m)
Population (2006)
 - Total 9,900
Time zone UTC+4:30 (UTC)

Qalat (Pashto/Persian: قلات) is a town in southern Afghanistan, the capital of Zabul Province. It is linked by a highway with Kandahar to the west and Ghazni to the east. In 2006, Zabul's first airstrip was built near Qalat.[1]

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Qalat has been known as Qalāt, Qalat-i-Ghilzai, Kalat, and Kalat-i Ghilzai.

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