Qalat
Persian: قلات
Village
Reservoir in Qalat
Reservoir in Qalat
Qalat is located in Iran
Qalat
Qalat
Coordinates: 27°54′25″N 53°54′15″E / 27.90694°N 53.90417°E / 27.90694; 53.90417[1]
Country Iran
ProvinceFars
CountyEvaz
DistrictBid Shahr
Rural DistrictQalat
Population
 (2016)[2]
 • Total872
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)

Qalat (also Romanized as Ghalat and Qalāt)[3] is a village in, and the capital of, Qalat Rural District of Bid Shahr District, Evaz County, Fars province, Iran.[4]

At the 2006 National Census, its population was 808 in 152 households, when it was in Bid Shahr Rural District of the former Evaz District of Larestan County.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 1,064 people in 240 households.[6] The latest census in 2016 showed a population of 872 people in 228 households.[2]

In July 2018, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Evaz County and divided into two districts of two rural districts each, with the city of Evaz as its capital.[4] The village of Kureh was elevated to the status of a city within the newly established Bid Shahr District.[7]

A view of Gori Plain in spring and summer

Further reading

Investigating the Consequences of Land Reform in Fars Province (Case Study: Qalat Village)[8]

References

  1. ↑ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 September 2023). "Qalat, Evaz County" (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Qalat can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3078826" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  4. 1 2 Jahangiri, Ishaq (10 July 2018). "Letter of approval regarding the country divisions of Larestan County, Fars province". Qavanin (in Persian). Ministry of Interior, Council of Ministers. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". AMAR (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011)". Syracuse University (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. p. 07. Archived from the original (Excel) on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Fazli, Rahmani (27 April 1400). "The representative of the people of Larestan, Khonj, Gerash and Evaz in the parliament stated that Kureh was upgraded to a city". Icana (in Persian). Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Barzin, Seyyed Saheb; Sufi, Ali Reza Ali (March 2019). "Investigating the Consequences of Land Reform in Fars Province (Case Study: Qalat Village)". Iran Local Histories. 7 (13): 129–144. doi:10.30473/lhst.2019.5587. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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