Kalat-e Naderi

Kalat-e Naderi is a massive natural fortress located about 44 miles north of Sousia, in Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan Province, . It is essentially a massive plateau about four miles in circumference that has been used as a fortress since before the Achaemenid era.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: plateau in Kalat County, Iran
  • Also known as: Kabud Gonbad”, “Kabūd Gonbad”, “Kabud Gunbad”, “Kalāt”, “Kalāt-e Kabūd Gombad”, “Kalāt-e Nāderī”, and “Kalat-i-Nadiri

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalat and Jalīlābād.

Town
is a city in the Central District of County, , serving as capital of both the county and the district. Nader Shah governed the area after the fall of the Safavids.

Village
Jalilabad is a village in, and the capital of, Kabud Gonbad Rural District of the Central District of Kalat County, province, . is situated 4 km south of Kalat-e Naderi.

Village
is a village in Kabud Gonbad Rural District, in the Central District of Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan Province, . At the 2006 census, its population was 455, in 114 families. is situated 4 km north of Kalat-e Naderi.

Kalat-e Naderi

Latitude
36.99532° or 36° 59′ 43″ north
Longitude
59.76472° or 59° 45′ 53″ east
Elevation
881 metres (2,890 feet)
Open location code
8H8XXQW7+4V
Geo­Names ID
129895
Wiki­data ID
Q6350826
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Slovenian—“Kalat-e Naderi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كلات نادري
  • French: Kalat-e Naderi
  • Persian: کلات نادری
  • Slovenian: Kalat-e Naderi
  • Slovenian: Kalat-i-Nadiri

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