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    Qal'at Bani Hammad (Arabic: قلعة بني حماد), also known as Qal'a Bani Hammad or Qal'at of the Beni Hammad (among other variants), is a fortified palatine...
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  • The Ajyad Fortress (Ottoman Turkish: قلعهٔ اجیاد, Turkish: Ecyad Kalesi; Arabic: قلعة أجياد) was an Ottoman citadel which stood on a hill overlooking the...
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    Ardeshir "Amir" Ghalenoei (Persian: امیر قلعه‌نویی; born 22 November 1963 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian football coach and former player who currently...
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    center of the Shighnan District of Afghanistan is called Qaleh Barpanjeh (قلعه برپنجه). The administrative center of the Shughnon District of Tajikistan...
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    Mirkaneeffannaa Waayila / Mate Persian ش شاه king و وزیر vizier / minister ق/ر قلعه/رخ castle ف فیل elephant ا اسب horse س/پ سرباز/پیاده soldier شطرنج (shatranj)...
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    Iraj Castle (Persian: قلعه ایرج Qal'eh Iraj) is a fortification built in 4th or 5th century AD in the central region of Ray, Sasanian Empire, near modern-day...
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    Al-Jahili Fort (Arabic: قَلْعَة ٱلْجَاهِلِي, romanized: Qalʿat al-Jāhilī) is a fort in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, the UAE. The fort was established in 1891 around...
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    Semiran castle (قلعه سمیران) in ruins Tarem Qazvin Province Nevizar Shah Castle (قلعه نویزر شاه), Navisar/Nevisar Shah Castle (قلعه نویسر شاه) Rudbar...
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    Ajloun Castle (Arabic: قلعة عجلون; transliterated: Qalʻat 'Ajloun), medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern...
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    (Persian: میمون قلعه, literally "Monkey Castle" or "the Blessed Castle"), also known as Mehman Ghal'eh (مهمان قلعه) and Mobarak Ghal'eh (مبارک قلعه), is one...
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    The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; Arabic: قلعة قايتباي) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria...
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    Iraj castle yields new finds". Press TV. 20 October 2008. "قلعه ایرج پیشوا، بزرگترین قلعه خشتی جهان در آستانه تخریب". IRNA. Retrieved 18 October 2019...
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    The Nizwa Fort (Arabic: قلعة نزوى) is a large castle in Nizwa, Oman built in the seventeenth century. It is a popular tourist destination. It was built...
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    Retrieved 17 January 2023. Al-Araby (20 August 2021). "المتحف الغنائي في قلعة أربيل .. أرشيف من الاسطوانات النادرة". التلفزيون العربي (in Arabic). Archived...
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  • Qaleh-ye Sukhteh (Persian: قلعه سوخته, also Romanized as Qal‘eh-ye Sūkhteh and Qal‘eh Sukhteh; also known as Qal‘eh-i-Sūkhtan and Sūkhteh) is a village...
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  • چهارتوت Sungh Ali Uzbeks 20 Dahan-i Darra (Qal'ah-yi Niyaz Beg) دهان دره (قلعه نیاز بیگ) Uzbeks and Arabs 30 Kusht-i Girma کشت گرمه Allakah Uzbeks 40 Shah...
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    Norwegian Nynorsk T tårn tower Odia R ଡଙ୍ଗା (ḍôṅga) boat Oromo Persian ق/ر قلعه/رخ castle Polish W wieża tower Portuguese T torre tower Romanian T turn /...
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  • hunt for Black September". BBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2014. الموساد قلعة التجسس الإسرائيلية [Mossad the Israeli spying citadel] (in Arabic). Al Jazeera...
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  • The Citadel Christians (Turkish: Kâle Hristiyanları; colloquially: قلعه مسیحیلری; romanised: Qəl‘ə Məsihiləri) are a community of ethnic Assyrians who...
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    The Citadel of Tripoli (Arabic: قَلْعَة طَرَابُلُس ALA-LC: Qalʻat Ṭarābulus) is a 12th-century fortress in Tripoli, Lebanon. It was built at the top of...
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    (Arabic: مونتريال; Latin: Mons Regalis, Mont Real), or Qal'at ash-Shawbak (قلعة الشوبك) in Arabic, is a castle built by the Crusaders and expanded by the...
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    Kalaat Sraghna Arabic: قلعة السراغنة, romanized: qalʿat as-sarāḡina, also Kelaat Sraghna, El Kelaa des Sraghna, or El Kelaa des Srarhna) is a small city...
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    Margab Fort (Arabic: قلعة المرقب, lit. 'the watchtower citadel'), also known as al-Zirin Fort (Arabic: قلعة الظيرين), was a citadel in the eastern outskirts...
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    Chār Qala (Dari: چهار قلعه, meaning Four Castles), also known as Char Qala-e Wazirabad, is a neighbourhood in northern Kabul, Afghanistan, forming part...
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    The Kirkuk Citadel (Arabic: قلعة كركوك, Kurdish: قەڵای کەرکووک, Turkish: Kerkük Kalesi) is in the centre of Kirkuk, Iraq, and is considered to be the oldest...
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    Fujairah Fort (Arabic: قلعة الفجيرة) is a fort in the city of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Dating back to the 16th century, it is among the oldest...
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  • Baloch Got castle (Persian: قلعه بلوچ گت) is a historical castle located in Chabahar County in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. The longevity of...
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    Masyaf Castle (Arabic: قلعة مصياف) is a medieval structure in the town of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, Syria, situated in the Orontes Valley, approximately...
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    the strait, itself meaning 'pottery fort'—from چاناق (çanak, 'pottery') + قلعه (kale, 'fortress')—in reference to the area's famous pottery and ceramic...
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    Kelâat M'Gouna (Moroccan Arabic: قلعة مݣونة, romanized: qəlʿət mguna) or Tighremt NImgunen (Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵖⵔⵎⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴳⵓⵏⵏ) is a city in Tinghir Province...
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