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),[1] 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.[2]

Qanat-e Malek
قنات ملک
Village
Qanat-e Malek is located in Iran
Qanat-e Malek
Qanat-e Malek
Coordinates: 29°16′48″N 57°02′42″E / 29.28000°N 57.04500°E / 29.28000; 57.04500
Country Iran
ProvinceKerman
CountyRabor
BakhshHanza
Rural DistrictJavaran
Population
 (2006)
 • Total338
Time zoneUTC+3:30 (IRST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+4:30 (IRDT)
Another name: Bakhtiari-Abad

Qasem Soleimani, an eminent Iranian military commander who was known by his assassination by Americans, was born in this village on 11 March 1957.[3] 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.

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  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ "Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  3. ^ "قاسم سلیمانی؛ از سپاهی ساده تا سردار ماجراجویی". 2020. رادیو فردا. Accessed January 3, 2020. [1].