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KAZVIN
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Rivers.—The streams irrigating the districts are all dry by the end of May
They have their rise m the Kiihpayeh mountains . The Datichar or ‘ mad
river , so called because it overflows and causes much destruction to the fields
on its banks, is the principal river. Others are : The Okandal, the Rud-
khaneh-i-Bazar, which traverses Kazvln and waters its gardens, and the
Khar nver, which has its rise in the Kharagan mountains and joins the
Shir Ru_d. At the foot of the mountains are some hot springs called as
usual, Ab-i-Garm. ° ’
Mountains. North of the district of Kazvin are the mountains of Milkuh
and Kuhpayeh ; south, Kharagan Dagh ; east, Siah Kuh and the Elburz •
and west Lashkar Kuh.
The population is estimated at 60,000 inhabitants exclusive of the town
Population. of Kazvin.
Tribes .—The tribes who camp in the plain between Zangi Imam and Zinjan
are said to number 10,000 families. Many of them spend the summer in
Kirmanshah. They are all Kurds with the exception of the Chignis, who
are Lurs, and the Amarlu, who are Turks. They were brought here it is said
from Shiraz by Agha Muhammad Khan,
These tribes are :—
Ma’afi
Yalilavand
Kakavand
Behtin ■
Kalhur
Ghisvand
Rishvand
Amarlu Gi’an
Chigini
Families.
1,000
800
1,000
300
400
2,000
800
1,500
2000
Much wheat and barley is grown and exported to Gilan and Tehran. The
Resources. greater part of the fields are ddimi.
Peas, butils, beans and dover are also grown.
There was a project to divert by way of a channel the Shahrud river to the
Kazvin plain, but the requisite funds were not forthcoming.
Garden crops are not produced on account of the scarcity of water.
Tragacanth gum is collected and exported to Russia.
The province is rich in sheep, goats, cattle, mules, and camels. There are
only a few horses, and those few are imported.
Bees are kept and excellent honey is produced.
Trade. Good carpets of pure wool are manufactured and spoons and
combs are made of box wood.
The tribes furnished 750 irregular cavalry and 200 road guards to govern
ment, apart from 70 horsemen of the Amarlu tribe
under Nasrat-ullah Khan Sarhang.
sub-divided into 8 bidulcs, namely:—Ghagazan,
Afsharieh, Rudbar, Iqbal, Bashariat, Dachabi,
Zahreh and Kuhpayeh.
Revenue.—The revenue of the district of Kazvin is given as 90,000 tumdns
cash, and 10,000 kharvdrs grain.— (Rabivo, 1909.)
Military.
Kazvin district is
Administration.