Qila

For the Hindi film, see Qila (film).

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
Qila is also used in placenames, such as 

See also

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