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Lal qila etihaas ka shakshi


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:

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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 
  • Georgia
  • Narikala
  • India
  • Qila Raipur
  • 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
  • Palestine
  • Qila, Hebron

    • A short trip to lahore fort shahi qila with a short adhan from badshahi mosque


    References

    Qila Wikipedia
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