According to E. H. Palmer, Kŭlảt Shemả, means the castle of Shemả:
While the transliteration of the Arabic word for castle of would more precisely be Qala'at, it has also been spelled Kalat.

Chamaa is also transliterated as Chama or Shama, and - more closely to the Arabic original pronunciation - Chama'a.
It draws its name from a grave in a shrine on the main hill which is attributed by local tradition to the prophet Shamoun or Shimon al-Safa, who is said to be Saint Simon the Zealot, or Simon the Cananite, one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus.
According to this Shia belief, he was also an ancestor to the 12th and last Shia Imam Mahdi.
Hence, thousands of Shiite pilgrims visit the memorial every year.
According to E. H. Palmer, Kŭlảt Shemả, means the castle of Shemả:
While the transliteration of the Arabic word for castle of would more precisely be Qala'at, it has also been spelled Kalat.
Chamaa is also transliterated as Chama or Shama, and - more closely to the Arabic original pronunciation - Chama'a. It draws its name from a grave in a shrine on the main hill which is attributed by local tradition to the prophet Shamoun or Shimon al-Safa, who is said to be Saint Simon the Zealot, or Simon the Cananite, one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus. According to this Shia belief, he was also an ancestor to the 12th and last Shia Imam Mahdi. Hence, thousands of Shiite pilgrims visit the memorial every year.
Chamaa