"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد III." [ظ‎‎٤‎٦‎٧] (٩٨٢/٩٣٩)

924
TUR—TUW
TI5RUF (BANl), vide BAN! TURUF.
TARUM PUSHT— Lat. 31° 32' N. Long. 53° 54' E. Elev. 8,120'.
A town in the Kuhistan division of Yazd, situated in the plateau south
west of Yazd town, and a few miles south of the Gardaneh ’Allabad. It
contains about 150 houses, mostly built of mud and stone and surrounded
by a group of low stony hills, on which are some ancient ruins with Kufic
inscriptions which date their antiquity to 1290 A.D. There are a few trees
near and the village contains fruit gardens, cultivation and corn-mills
worked by copious fresh water streams. gL
^ About 2 miles to the south are the celebrated quarries from whence the
Yazd marble is obtained. The quarries are situated on a hillside and consist
of up-heaved, nearly vertical strata, running in a north-westerly direction
and with a slight dip to the south-west. A cutting has been made, 180 feet
long by 18 feet broad and 30 feet deep. The marble is exposed on both sides
of it. Its prevailing tint is a pale transparent lemon hue, but there are red
and white variations. There appears to be a' vast quantity of the marble,
The deeper the excavation, the finer is the texture and the colour of the
marble, which, seemingly, is unusually transparent. The quarry is free
to anybody who likes to go and work it. The inhabitants of Turum
Pusht work at it as orders arrive, and are able to carve fairly well. The
marble is in great request for tombstones and large numbers of the latter,
formed of the marble, are to be found in the cemeteries round Yazd.
Roads run from here to ’Aliabad, Deh Shir, Abrquh and Deh Bala. The
country round is well-populated, and possesses excellent communications
and fair resources as a place of supply.— (Vaughan, 1890.)
TUVAIJEH (village), vide JARRAHI (River).
TUVAISHEH— Lat. 30° 2' N. Long. 49° 38' E. Elev.
A village in Southern ’Arabistan on the left bank of the river Hindlan,
1| miles south-south-west of Shah Mir Nu’man and 5 miles south-south
east of the mouth of the river. It is inhabited by 100 Bahrakun Arabs.
There is a fine palm-grove here and some cultivation : a few horses,
donkeys and cattle are owned. A post of the Imperial Persian Customs
watches the river at this place.— (Foreign Department Gazetteer, 1905.)
T U WIKAT —Lat. Long. Elev.
A village on the west shore of ’ Abbadan island. It contains 8 mud huts,
and is inhabited by Dris.— '(Foreign Department Gazetteer, 1905.)