"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد II" [و‎‎١‎٩‎٩] (٧٠٦/٤٠٢)

RUR BU—KURD
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KUR BULAK—(Zir Darband)
The name of three villages in Kirmanshah situated in the Kara Su valley
and about 18 miles north-west of Kirmanshah city.
They contain in all about 40 houses inhabited by Zanganeh Kurds ; no
trees. Some crops and cultivation ; good grazing ; no firewood ; water from
wells ; animals water at.the Kara Su a mile.off to the east; supplies : chopped
straw, 200 cows, 600 sheep and goats, a few'horses and donkeys.—(Fau^aw.)
KUR-BUNAS—
A halting-place in Yazd, 60 miles north by east of that place on the road
to Naiband. It is a large depression containing salt water about 3 miles
round. There is one spring of brackish water just drinkable.— (/Stewart.)
KURCHIM—
A halting-place in a dreary cheerless tract of Azarbaijan, one march south
of Ardabil.— (Morier.)
KURDAN—Kiev. 4,420'.
A large village on the Kurdan river which is crossed by a two-arched bridge
about a mile below the village. The river flows through a narrow valley with
steep sides. It has 150 houses and all its land, which is good, producing
wheat, barley and rice, belongs, to the crown. It has excellent' water —
(Schindler.)
KURDAGAN (GIRDAKAN or KUROGAN)—
A village of about 80 families in the -Tasb valley of the province of Qum*
It has a mosque, a bath and an imamzadeh.— (Schindler.)
KURDEH—
A vhlage ofabout 50 houses of Kurds, the property (1897) of Zahir-ul-Mulk
of Kirmanshah. It Les 1 mile to the east of the Kirmanshah-Kandula
road about 4 miles from the latter ; is built at the base of a large mound which
is crowned with the ruins of an old fort; | mile to the east rises a lofty "bare
and rounded mountain. The village is surrounded by poplars and fruit trees
and cultivated fields , water plentiful from mountain springs (1897) (Jiur
ton.) '
KURD-FBALA (Upper Kurd)—Elev. 7,820', KURDI-I-MlANFH _
(Middle Kurd), KURD-I-PAIN (Lower Kurd)—Elev. 7,770'
Three miserable villages inhabited principally by Armenians on the 0“
plateau (q. n.) on the Burujird-Isfahan road, 60 to 63 miles from the Gfw
they belong to the ZiU-ua-Sultan ; 26 houses, 116 people. Water and
very limited. Kurd-i-Pam is also called Daulatabad.-(&&' ii ^ er ; p™" 6 ,
KURDISTAN—(or Ardalan).
For a comprehensive history of the Province see Rabino’s “ Rcnnrf
Kurdistan.” report on
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