Qila

Qila, (, 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 :
 * 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