...I visited the extraordinary natural fortress of Kalat-i-nadiri and climbed its northern wall, which is one of the mountains in this range. From the crest I looked across the yellow plain, stretching northwards in level monotony, and was struck by its immensity....
It is essentially a massive plateau about four miles in circumference that has been used as a fortress since before the Achaemenid era. It is surrounded on three sides by high cliff walls ranging from 1500 feet on the south side to 2000 feet on the west side with lower eastern walls and a gently sloping plain leading up to the heights from the north.
It is famous as the only fortress ever to withstand a siege by Tamerlane.
Alexander the Great's army laid siege to it. While Alexander left to deal with a rebellious Persian chieftain, he ordered Craterus to command the majority of the army and take the fortress.
Kila't is one of the most remarkable places in the world; it is a natural fortress, and if anything in the world can be impregnable it is certainly Kila't. The description of the Happy Valley in the romance of "Rasselas" might almost be taken for it. It is a large valley, surrounded on all sides by mountains absolutely inaccessible from the outside. [...] The inhabitants have their herds, and cultivate their corn, all in the valley, and consequently they could not be starved out.[3]
kalat, naderi, 00139, 75750, 00139, 75750, persian, کلات, نادری, massive, natural, fortress, located, about, miles, north, sousia, kalat, county, razavi, khorasan, province, iran, visited, extraordinary, natural, fortress, kalat, nadiri, climbed, northern, wal. 37 00 05 N 59 45 27 E 37 00139 N 59 75750 E 37 00139 59 75750 Kalat e Naderi Persian کلات نادری is a massive natural fortress located about 44 miles north of Sousia in Kalat County Razavi Khorasan Province Iran 1 I visited the extraordinary natural fortress of Kalat i nadiri and climbed its northern wall which is one of the mountains in this range From the crest I looked across the yellow plain stretching northwards in level monotony and was struck by its immensity Percy Sykes A History of Persia 1921 2 It is essentially a massive plateau about four miles in circumference that has been used as a fortress since before the Achaemenid era It is surrounded on three sides by high cliff walls ranging from 1500 feet on the south side to 2000 feet on the west side with lower eastern walls and a gently sloping plain leading up to the heights from the north It is famous as the only fortress ever to withstand a siege by Tamerlane Alexander the Great s army laid siege to it While Alexander left to deal with a rebellious Persian chieftain he ordered Craterus to command the majority of the army and take the fortress Some of the first European travellers to travel there include Sir John McNeill and Colonel Beake brother of Charles Tilstone Beke It was more fully described by William Gill after his expedition with Valentine Baker in 1873 Kila t is one of the most remarkable places in the world it is a natural fortress and if anything in the world can be impregnable it is certainly Kila t The description of the Happy Valley in the romance of Rasselas might almost be taken for it It is a large valley surrounded on all sides by mountains absolutely inaccessible from the outside The inhabitants have their herds and cultivate their corn all in the valley and consequently they could not be starved out 3 See also editKalat Razavi Khorasan Khanate of KalatReferences edit KALAT E NADERI Encyclopaedia Iranica April 19 2012 Retrieved January 5 2015 Sykes Percy 1921 A History of Persia London Macmillan and Company p 38 Yule Henry ed 1883 The River of Golden Sand John Murray p 21 Further reading editEngels Donald W Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army University of California Press 1978 Pages 87 88 Encyclopedia Iranica article nbsp This Kalat County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kalat e Naderi amp oldid 1189680792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
