Qalat, Zabul Province

Qalat
قلات
Qalat
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates:
Country  Afghanistan
Province Zabul Province
District
Elevation 5,085 ft (1,550 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 32,000
Time zone UTC+4:30

Qalat (Pashto: قلات) is a town in southern Afghanistan and 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] It is also home the U.S. led Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul that assists in development projects and building governance throughout the province.

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Other names

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

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References

  1. ^ USAID/Afghanistan: First Airstrip in Zabul Province
  2. ^ The Economist, v. 376 - 2005
  3. ^ Atlas of the great caves of the world. Paul Courbon, Claude Chabert, Peter Bosted, Karen Lindsley. Cave Books, 1989. pg 21.

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