Qila
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Qila (Persian: قلعه), (Urdu: قلعه, Hindi: क़िला), alternatively spelled Qala or Kala, is a Persian word meaning a fort or castle. Qala is used in names of places as a prefix in Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Pakistan and Palestine:
- Examples of forts called Qila
- India
- Aligarh Qila
- Rohtas Qila
- Allahabad Qila
- Chittorgarh Qila
- Gohad Qila
- Hatras Qila
- Lal Qila (Agra)
- Lal Qila - literally Red Fort in Delhi, India
- Purana Qila, Delhi
- Qila Rai Pithora, Delhi, estb. 12th-century
- Qila Mubarak
- Sasni Qila
- Pakistan
- Shahi Qila -literally Royal Fort in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Qila is also used in placenames, such as
- Pakistan
- Arkot Qila
- Azim Qila
- Besham Qila
- Hisara Kasan Ali Qila
- Hisara Sarbiland Khan Qila
- Khuni Qila
- Mughal Qila
- Sakhakot Qila in Malakand Agency
- Sāsoli Qila
- Qila Didar Singh
- Qila Ladgasht
- Qila Mihan Singh
- Qila Safed
- Qila Saifullah in Balochistan
- Qila Sheikhupura
- Qila Tara Singh
- Qila Sobha Singh
- Qila Sura Singh
See also
- Kala (disambiguation), alternative spelling of Qila
- Qala (disambiguation), alternative spelling of Qila
