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Qalati Ghilji

Coordinates: 32°6′22″N 66°54′25″E / 32.10611°N 66.90694°E / 32.10611; 66.90694
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Qalat
قلات
Qalat is located in Afghanistan
Qalat
Qalat
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°6′22″N 66°54′25″E / 32.10611°N 66.90694°E / 32.10611; 66.90694
CountryAfghanistan
ProvinceZabul Province
Elevation
5,090 ft (1,550 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total32,000
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Qalat (Pashto: قلات) is a town in southern Afghanistan. It is the capital of Zabul Province. It is linked by a highway with Kandahar to the west and Ghazni to the east. In 2006, Zabul's first airstrip was built near Qalat.[1]

References

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  1. "USAID/Afghanistan: First Airstrip in Zabul Province". Archived from the original on 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2012-04-17.