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Qaleh Ganj

Coordinates: 27°31′25″N 57°52′52″E / 27.52361°N 57.88111°E / 27.52361; 57.88111
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Qaleh Ganj
قلعه گنج
City
Azadegan Blvd. Vali Asr Square
Azadegan Blvd. Vali Asr Square
Qaleh Ganj is located in Iran
Qaleh Ganj
Qaleh Ganj
Coordinates: 27°31′25″N 57°52′52″E / 27.52361°N 57.88111°E / 27.52361; 57.88111
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyQaleh Ganj
BakhshCentral
Government
 • ShahrdarJasem Ahmadi
Area
 • Total14,200 km2 (5,500 sq mi)
Population
 (2016 Census)
 • Total13,169 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Area code+34
WebsiteQaleh Ganj municipality[permanent dead link]

Qaleh Ganj (Persian: قلعه گنج, also romanized as Qal‘eh Ganj and Qal‘eh-ye Ganj; also known as Ghal‘eh Ganj, Kalāteh-ye Ganj, Kalāt-i-Ganj, and Moḩammadābād)[2] is a city and capital of Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 13,169 in 3,638 families.[3]

History

Investigation on the history of this city is very difficult and dramatic. It Belongs to the pre-Islamic and Nativity which shows relatives who have been living everywhere in this city. Remains from this civilization show the city is over 5,000 years old. Now people who live in this city are Persians, Balouch, Arabs, Bakhtiari and Afro-Iranians.

Language

The local language of Qale Ganj is closely related to Bashkardi and the varieties of the Garmsiri group, which is a continuum of closely related dialects extending from the Halilrud river valley in the north down to the Strait of Hormuz in the south.[4]

References

  1. ^ https://www.amar.org.ir/english
  2. ^ Qaleh Ganj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079165" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
  3. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  4. ^ Habib Borjian, “KERMAN xvi. LANGUAGES,” Encyclopædia Iranica, XVI/3, pp. 301-315, available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kerman-16-languages