Qalat is a town in southern Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 and the capital of Zabul Province

Zabul Province

Zabul is a historic province of Afghanistan. Zabul became an independent province from neighbouring Kandahar in 1963, with Qalat being named the provincial capital. It should not be confused with the city Zabol, on the Iranian side of the border with Afghanistan.- Political and security situation...

. It is linked by a highway with Kandahar

Kandahar

Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...

 to the west and Ghazni

Ghazni

For the Province of Ghazni see Ghazni ProvinceGhazni is a city in central-east Afghanistan with a population of about 141,000 people...

 to the east. In 2006, Zabul's first airstrip was built near Qalat. It is also home the U.S. led Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul

Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul is a civil-military unit tasked to assist the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan deliver government and security in the southern province of Zabul....

 that assists in development projects and building governance throughout the province.

Other names

Qalat has been known as Qalāt, Qalat-i-Ghilzai, Kalat, and Kalat-i Ghilzai, Kalat-i Ghiljei.

Notable sites

• The local skyline is dominated by a 19th Century British fortress (see: Qalat (fortress)
  Qalat (fortress)
  The word qalat is Persian for 'fortified place.' It frequently occurs in place names. Qalats can range from castles like Rumkale to the mud-brick compound common throughout southwest Asia, particularly in tribal areas with pre-modern building practices....
  
  ).
• Ghar Bolan Baba, a 730m deep cave historically used for religious purposes

See also

• Afghanistan
  Afghanistan
  Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
  
  
• NATO
• International Security Assistance Force
  International Security Assistance Force
  The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...
  
  
• List of airports in Afghanistan
• Provincial Reconstruction Team
  Provincial reconstruction team
  A Provincial Reconstruction Team is a unit introduced by the United States government, consisting of military officers, diplomats, and reconstruction subject matter experts, working to support reconstruction efforts in unstable states. PRTs were first established in Afghanistan in late 2001 or...