'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎151v] (307/706)

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KANI KHABtfT (CHASHMEH-KABUD) (1)—:
A village in Kirmanshah situated in a narrow valley north of the Bilawar
valley, about 37 miles north of Kirmanshah city.
It contains about 40 houses inhabited by Kuliai Kurds, Sunnis, who
migrate during the summer months with their flocks to the higher ground
north of the valley. A great number of trees, chiefly willow, grow in the
vicinity, where there is a considerable amount of cultivation ; and good
stout timber suitable for bridging streams or building huts is obtainable.
Supply : 700 sheep and goats, 50 donkeys, about 8 horses.— {Vaughan.)
KANI KHABUT (CHASHMEH-KABUD) (2)—
A village about 28 miles north of Kirmanshah city in the Bilawar valley.
It contains about 30 houses inhabited by Bilawari Kurds. It has a
garden and plantation of poplar trees close by. Water from a stream
adjoining the village. A considerable amount of cultivation about, and
good grazing. It is the residence of a small Khan.
^ Supplies :10 horses, 60 sheep and goats. Roads run from here to Juan-
rud and to Kirmanshah distant 51 and 37 miles, respectively. Elevation
5,100 feet.— {Vaughan.)
KANI KHADRAN— Elev. 5,250'.
A village of 30 houses in Persian Kurdistan, the property (1897) of
Shaikh Farajullah Khan, uncle of Sharaf-ul-Mulk of Sinn eh. It is situated
in the broad valley traversed by the road from Halabja to Kirmanshah
and about 5 miles north of Ruvansar. A few willows are the only trees ;
there are several springs and a stream of water. The plain is grassy and
well watered, in parts swampy, and is frequented by ll dts who camp at
some springs east of the village. There is a fair area of crops, and corn
stands till July. The road to Juanrud from Sinneh crosses the low hills to
the west of the village, about f mile distant.— {Burton.)
KARA AGHACH—
A village in north-western Azarbaljan, containing 80houses, lying about
2| miles east of the Shah Takht-i-Kh6I road and about 12 miles north
of Karazladin.—(PmoZ’ 1894.)
KARA AINEH— Elev. 5,420'.
A large village of 50 houses, the property of Taghar Khan, Chief of the
Haidaranlu Kurds.. Five or ten miles to the west of the village are the
summer grazing grounds of the tribe. There is a small bazaar. Several
roads branch from here, one to the west crosses the dividing range at a
pass, 10 miles distant, thence joins the Kachan-Bayazid road in Turkish
territory. This road is fit for transport animals of all kinds.— {Picot, 1894.)
KARA BAKHRA (on BOKHRA)—
A village in Persian Kurdistan, on the road from Sinneh to Baneh. It
is near the summit of the mountain range, called here Chihilchamah on
a stream, which drains to the Kizil Uzun river. It is a filthy place, though
some poplar and fruit trees make it look pleasant. On the opposite side
of the glen are the remains of a fort of the Bulbassis. One of the passes
through the Zagros range from Sulaimanieh to Sinneh over the Kali Bahii
hill is close to this village.— {Rich.)