Қала́т қаласы: тарих, география және халқы

Kalāt or Qalāt (Brahui/Balochi: قلات), historically known as Qīqān, is a historic town located in Kalat District, in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The town of Kalat is the headquarter of Kalat District and is known locally as Kalat e Brahui and Kalat e Sewa. Qalat, formerly Qilat, is located roughly in the center of the Balochistan province, It was the capital of the Kalat Khanate. The Khan of Kalat is presently a ceremonial title held by Mir Suleman Dawood Jan, and the Pakistan government has made efforts to reconcile with him; his son, Prince Mohammed, who is next in line to be the Khan of Kalat, is pro Pakistan.

Kalat features a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Kalat is , while the annual precipitation averages June is the driest month with of rainfall, while January, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of
July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of The coldest month January has an average temperature of The all time lowest recorded temperature in Kalat was on 20 January 1978, while the highest temperature ever recorded was on 19 June 1977.

The population is mostly Muslim (97 percent), with a Hindu population of three percent. In addition, there are some Hindu Hindkowan merchants who have settled in Kalat. + Religious groups in Kalat City (1941 & 2017)Religiousgroup19412017Pop. (Population)% (percentage)Pop. (Population)% (percentage) Islam 2,049 83.19 35,547 96.61 Hinduism 381 15.47 1,234 3.35 Sikhism 33 1.34 Christianity 0 0.00 13 0.04 Ahmadiyya 2 0.01 Total population 2,463 100.00 36,796 100.00

There is a Hindu temple devoted to Kali. On 21 December 2010, the 82 year old chief priest was abducted in what was reported as part of increasingly routine targeting of minority Hindus in the province.