Qanat-e Malek, Kerman
Qanat-e Malek (Persian: قنات ملک, also Romanized as Qanât-e Malek and Ghanat-e Malek), also known as Kahnau Malik or Kahnū Malek (کهنو ملک), is a village in Javaran Rural District, Hanza District, Rabor County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 338, in 77 families.
Qasem Soleimani, an eminent Iranian military commander who was known by his assassination by Americans, was born in this village on 11 March 1957. He was a Lieutenant general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from 1998 until his death, the commander of its Quds Force, a division primarily in charge of clandestine extraterritorial military operations.
Notable people
- Qasem Soleimani, a general in Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
References
- ^ Qanat-e Malek can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3079483" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
- ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
- ^ "قاسم سلیمانی؛ از سپاهی ساده تا سردار ماجراجویی". 2020. رادیو فردا. Accessed January 3, 2020. [1].
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