Qaleh Ganj

Qaleh Ganj قلعه گنج
city
Azadegan Blvd. Vali Asr Square
Qaleh Ganj
Coordinates: 27°31′25″N 57°52′52″E / 27.52361°N 57.88111°ECoordinates: 27°31′25″N 57°52′52″E / 27.52361°N 57.88111°E
Country	Iran
Province	Kerman
County	Qaleh Ganj
Bakhsh	Central
Government
• Shahrdar	Seyyed Reza Hosseyni
Area
• Total	14,200 km^2 (5,500 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	12,663
• Density	0.89/km^2 (2.3/sq mi)
Time zone	IRST (UTC+3:30)
• Summer (DST)	IRDT (UTC+4:30)
Area code(s)	+34
Website	Qaleh Ganj municipality

Qaleh Ganj (Persian: قلعه گنج‎‎, also Romanized as Qal‘eh Ganj and Qal‘eh-ye Ganj; also known as Ghal‘eh Ganj, Kalāteh-ye Ganj, Kalāt-i-Ganj, and Moḩammadābād)^[1] is a city in and the capital of Qaleh Ganj County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2010 census, its population was 12,663, in 3,034 families.^[2]

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 this city. Remains from this civilization show the city is over 5,000 years old. Now That people who live in this city are Persians, Balouch, Arabs and Bakhtiari.

References

1. Qaleh Ganj can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079165" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
2. "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)". Islamic Republic of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 2011-11-11.