Qaleh Bala
Qaleh Bala is a village in Tarand Rural District, Jalilabad District, Pishva County, Tehran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57, in 11 families.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 56 residents
- Description: village in Iran
- Also known as: “Qaleh Bala, Tehran”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Iraj Castle.
Iraj Castle
Castle
Photo: ninara, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Iraj Castle is a fortification built in 4th or 5th century AD in the central region of Ray, Sasanian Empire, near modern-day Asgarabad-e Abbasi, Iran. The monument is known for its peculiar design: large defensive walls with embedded rooms and arches, with towers at regular intervals, enclosing a vast empty interior of 190 hectares. Iraj Castle is situated 3½ km southwest of Qaleh Bala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shoeybabad-e Now and Tarand-e Pain.
Shoeybabad-e Now
Village
Shoeybabad-e Now is a village in Tarand-e Bala Rural District of Jalilabad District in Pishva County, Tehran province, Iran.
Tarand-e Pain
Village
Tarand-e Pain is a village in Tarand-e Bala Rural District of Jalilabad District in Pishva County, Tehran province, Iran.
Tarand-e Bala
Village
Tarand-e Bala is a village in, and the capital of, Tarand-e Bala Rural District in Jalilabad District of Pishva County, Tehran province, Iran.
Qaleh Bala
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Tehran, Central Iran, Iran, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
35.36078° or 35° 21′ 39″ northLongitude
51.71184° or 51° 42′ 43″ eastPopulation
56Open location code
8H7H9P66+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 12596078461OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q6507570
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Qaleh Bala” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Qaleh Bala”
- Dutch: “Qaleh Bala”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعه بالا”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Qaleh Bala”
- Persian: “قلعه بالا (ورامین)”
- Persian: “قلعه بالا”
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