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    Qalat[citation needed] or kalata (قلعه) in Persian, and qal'a(-t) or qil'a(-t) (قلعہ‎, قلعة) in Arabic, means 'fortress', 'fortification', 'castle', or...
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  • free dictionary. Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat, may refer to: Qalat (fortress), a fortified place or fortified village Qalat, Afghanistan,...
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    Qalat, sometimes spelled as Kalat (Dari: قلات; Pashto: قلات), and historically referred to as Qalāti Khaljī or Qalat-i Ghilzai, is a city in southern Afghanistan...
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    translated to "Prince's Fortress," with the term "Mir" stemming from Arabic ancestry, meaning "prince," and the word "Qalat" stemming from the Arabic...
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  • Arabic qal'a Qalat (disambiguation), places whose names contain the words Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat Qalat (fortress) Qila (disambiguation)...
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    technique used in plastering walls and cisterns (waterproofing plaster) Qalat (fortress) – Type of castle Rammed earth – Construction material of damp subsoil...
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  • Lalpur. Means "city" — e.g. Bulandshahr Means fort, fortress, castle; see also "Qalat (fortress)" — e.g. Makhachkala, Akhalkalaki, Solzha-Ghala, Dzaudzhikau...
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    name Calatayud came from the Arabic قلعة أيوب Qal‘at ’Ayyūb, "the qalat (fortress) of Ayyub". The ancient inhabitants of Bilbilis moved to the new site...
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  • Qalʿat ibn Salama (Arabic: قلعة ابن سلامة) is an ancient fortress and archeological site near Tiaret, Algeria. This place is known for having sheltered...
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  • Kasbah/alcazaba, from al-qasbah: fortress, citadel, or by extension, medina quarter Qalat/Qal'a: Arabic for fortified place, fortress; part of many place names...
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    Margat (section Fortress)
    المرقب, romanized: Qalʻat al-Marqab, lit. 'Castle of the Watchtower'), is a castle near Baniyas, Syria, which was a Crusader fortress and one of the major...
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  • for fortress or castle Qalat (disambiguation), places whose names contain the words Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or Kelat Qalat (fortress) This...
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    cattle and sheep are grazed. Kalaat es Senam is named after the nearby fortress (qalat) built upon the Jugurtha Tableland (a mesa). "Résultats du Recensement...
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    Alamut (Persian: الموت, lit. 'eagle's nest') is a mountain fortress at an altitude of 2163 meters at the central Alborz, in the Iranian stanza of Qazvin...
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  • Gud Qalat castle (Persian: قلعه گود قلات) is a historical castle located in Arsanjan County in Fars Province, The longevity of this fortress dates back...
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    The Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod Castle (Arabic: قلعة الصبيبة Qal'at al-Subeiba, "Castle of the Large Cliff", later Qal'at Namrud, "Nimrod's Castle"; Hebrew:...
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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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    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 a hill...
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    Alhambra (redirect from Red fortress)
    complete form of which was الْقَلْعَةُ ٱلْحَمْرَاءُ al-Qalʻat al-Ḥamrāʼ  "the red fortress (qalat)". The "Al-" in "Alhambra" means "the" in Arabic, but...
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  • into Spanish as arrabal and into Portuguese as arrabalde. A typical qalʿat ("fortress") in Central Asia was based on a tripartite city model: citadel, shahristan...
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    The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort (Arabic: قلعة العقبة, romanized: Qalʿat al-ʿAqaba), also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman...
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  • Qalat Khawari castle (Persian: قلعه قلات خواری) is a historical castle located in Arsanjan County in Fars Province, The longevity of this fortress dates...
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  • (disambiguation) or qal'a, the Arabic word for fortress or castle Qalat (disambiguation), places whose names contain the words Qalat, Qelat, Kalat, Kalaat, Kalut, or...
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    church is popularly known as either Qalaat Semaan (قلعة سمعان, Qalʿat Simʿān, the 'Fortress of Simeon') or Deir Semaan (دير سمعان, Dayr Simʿān, the 'Monastery...
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  • more residents and expanded over time around the fortress, which was later destroyed. By the 1920s, Qalat Saleh was a small town developed on both sides...
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  • of Oblivion (anyuš berd), also known as the Prison of Oblivion or the Fortress of Oblivion, was a castle and political prison of the Sasanian Empire located...
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  • alternate spelling of qala ("fortress") in Persian Qala (disambiguation), alternate spelling of qala ("fortress") Qalat (disambiguation), disambiguation...
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    between the Sadozais and the Ahmadzais of Qalat". Proquest: 139 – via Google drive. The Afghan army besieged the Qalat fort and the siege lasted for forty days...
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  • resides. There is also another formidable fortress known as Najad Fortress, named after Sheikh Najad bin Musa. "Qalat Al-Fiqain" in the state of Manah in the...
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    known in Arabic as Qaṣr Jālūd/Jālūt ("Goliath's Castle") or Qalʿat Jālūd ("Goliath's Fortress") or Burj Jālūd ("Goliath's Tower"). The name may be from...
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