'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎95v] (195/706)

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GARMA—GAR-MS
GARMAB (2)—
A village in Samnan, 14 miles south-east of that town, on the road
from Tehran to Rud-i-Khaf. There is a small ruined caravansarai for
horses ; no provisions procurable, but a small spring of good water.—
{Stewart.)
GARMAB (3) or AB-I-GARM—
A village in Mazandaran situated high up in a glen on the eastern slope
of the Damavand mountain. There are some hot springs here, highly
impregnated with sulphur, and much used by the natives for bodily ail
ments ; they have been resorted to also by members of the European mis
sions at Tehran, and found very efficacious in certain cases. There is a
bath and indifferent accommodation in the village, but unlimited grounds
for tents.
The spring issues from a rock in a rapid stream, through a stone channel
that has been cut for it about 3 feet wide, and is hot enough to scald the
finger if immersed in it. At about half a mile distant from the site of the
present spring are the very extensive remains of baths, evidently of great
antiquity, and curious small pieces of old pottery, quite unlike any to be
now found in Persia and to be met with in large quantities. The bathing
establishment had evidently been on a grand scale, and had occupied a
considerable plateau on the side of the mountain. There must in those
days have been an outlet from the mountain at this spot, as the present
stream is lower down. These remains are very curious and well worth
the attention of the antiquary.— {Fraser; Holmes; Baker; Napier;
Stack.)
GARMAKUH (the warm mountain)—
Another name for the Kuh-i-Buneh {q. v.} near Daulatabad Malayar—•
{Schindler.)
GARMEH RUD—
A district of Azarbaijan, lying to the west of M'aneh on the Qarangu
river, and bounded north by the Saveli district, west by the Hasht Rud
district, and south by the Kizil Uzun river.— {Morier.)
GARMl—
A village in the district of Ujarud, Azarbaijan, 73 miles north-north
west of Ardabil. It is a large and populous district on the banks of a
ravine. The inhabitants are chiefly pastoral and possess large flocks of
sheep and droves of cattle.— {Todd.)
GARM-I-SHAH—
A small village between Mayar and Qumisheh, to east of road, in a
valley.— {Taylor.)
GARMSIR—(1)—
A sub-division of the Ardistan’Mahall of the Isfahan province, contains
the towns of Ardistan (10,000) and Zavareh (6,000), and the villages of
Mahabad. Mughar, Kachu.— {Schindler.)