Qaleh Ganj ( fa, قلعه گنج, also

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d as Qal‘eh Ganj and Qal‘eh-ye Ganj; also known as Ghal‘eh Ganj, Kalāteh-ye Ganj, Kalāt-i-Ganj, and Moḩammadābād) is a city and capital of

Qaleh Ganj County Qaleh Ganj County ( fa, شهرستان قلعه گنج) is in Kerman province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turk ...

, Kerman Province,

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. At the 2016 census, its population was 13,169 in 3,638 families.

History

Investigation on the history of this city is very difficult and dramatic. It Belongs to the pre-Islamic and Nativity which shows relatives who have been living everywhere in this city. Remains from this civilization show the city is over 5,000 years old. Now people who live in this city are

Persians The Persians are an Iranian ethnic group who comprise over half of the population of Iran. They share a common cultural system and are native speakers of the Persian language as well as of the languages that are closely related to Persian. ...

, Balouch,

Arabs The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Wester ...

, Bakhtiari and

Afro-Iranians Afro-Iranians ( fa, ایرانیان آفریقایی‌تبار) are Iranian people of African Zanj heritage. Most Afro-Iranians are concentrated in the coastal provinces of Persian Gulf such as Hormozagan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Bushehr and ...

Language

The local language of Qale Ganj is Balochi, and a small minority speak Bashkardi which is closely related to the Garmsiri group, “KERMAN xvi. LANGUAGES,” ''

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References

Populated places in Qaleh Ganj County Cities in Kerman Province {{QalehGanj-geo-stub