• 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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    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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    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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    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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    Qal'eh Dokhtar (Persian: قلعه دختر) is a clay castle in Kerman, Iran. It was built in the times of the Median kingdom. During the Seljuk period the castle...
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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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    (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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    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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    Throchi Fort (Urdu: تھروچی قلعہ) is a historical fort in Throchi village of Kotli district in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The fort is situated on a hilltop...
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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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  • Kani Now castle (Persian: قلعه کانی ناو) is a historical castle located in Baneh County in Kurdistan Province. "Encyclopaedia of the Iranian Architectural...
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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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    Ancient Greek: μάχαιρα, lit. 'makhaira' [a sword]; Hebrew: מכוור; Arabic: قلعة مكاور, romanized: Qala'at Mukawir, lit. 'Mukawir Castle') was a Hasmonean...
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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 Trakhun (Persian: تراخون, Persian: قلعه ترقون) or Trakhu is a historical, archaeological site with high-walled fortress atop a 30 m high triangular...
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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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    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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    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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    Ajloun Castle (Arabic: قلعة عجلون, romanized: Qalʻat 'Ajloun), medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern...
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    Tabuk Castle (Arabic: قلعة تبوك, qalʿat tabūk) is an ancient castle in Tabuk, the capital city of the Tabuk Region in northwestern Saudi Arabia, which...
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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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    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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    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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    Islamgarh Fort (Urdu: قلعہ اسلام گڑھ), previously known as Bheem War Fort, is a fort situated in the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan. Islamgarh Fort was built...
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    Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif (Arabic: قلعة الشقيف, romanized: Qalʾāt al-Shaqīf) or Shaqif Arnun, is a Crusader fortress...
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