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GIIO—GOK
GIIOLOJATI—Lat. Long 1 . Elev.
A villug-e in the Province of Arzrum, Asiatic Turkey, in north-east of Toprak
Kala. It is inhabited solely by Kurds, and as they are rich in cattle and
other live stock it is a 1^1^811^^ place.— {Abbott?)
G110ND—Lat. Long. Elev.
A large market town in Mingrelia, Government of Georgia, on the right
bank of the Siemscal River. There is a good deal of trade carried on here.
This is the Khoni of Monteith^s Map.— [Kinneir.)
GHONDMAKUKS—Lat. Long. Elev.
A tribe of the Caucasus who inhabit the vicinity of Telav in Georgia.
They are in a half savage state, their favourite occupations being pillage and
theft.—( Chesney.)
GIIOll—Lat. Long. Elev.
A division of the Elizabethpol, district of Georgia.— [Chesney.)
GHOWADIR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Province of Baghdad on the right bank of the Tigris near
Beled in the Dijal division. It is situated a little way from the bank amid a
grove of date trees. {Rich.)
GHULAM KGWA—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Shuan district of Turkish Kurdistan, about 90 miles west of
Sulimania on the road to Altun Kopri. It is situated in a narrow ravine.—
[Rich.)
GIFS H All—Lat. Long. Elev.
A Georgian tribe who inhabit the south slopes of the Caucasus to the east
of Tiflis and north of the Alazan River.— [Monieitk.)
GIOZEH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A pass in Turkish Kurdistan over the hills immediately to the east of Suli
mania. It is the easiest and most south of the passes over these hills. The
foot of the hills is about 2 miles from Salimania, thence the ascent com
mences, first in the diy bed of a torrent and then along the steep face of the
hill by a very narrow and precipitous path to the summit, which is a ledge
of sandstone, joining two more lumpish and higher parts of the hill. The
ridge is only a few feet wide/ and the descent is not so abrupt as the ascent.
The last takes 35 minutes, and the first 70 minutes.— (Rich.)
GIRDELAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A town on the bank of the Shat-al-Arab, above Mahamara.— [Chesney?)
GIRI HASAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A flourishing village in Kurdistan on the right bank of the Arzen Su and
close to the ruins of the ancient city of Arzen. Opposite the village the
river was formerly spanned by a fine bridge, now in ruins, but the river is
fordable close to it.— [Taylor?)
GIRI WORSEH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Kurdistan not far from Ispiss on the JablTiir,— [Taylor.)
GIRSELAL—Lat. Long. Elev.
An important strong hold in Caucasia, 80 miles east of Grosnaja and about
the same west of Tarku on the banks of the Aksai River.—( H agner.)
GOKCHA.—Lat. Long. Elev.
A large lake in Russian Armenia. It is 30 miles long and 12^ miles
broad. In the centre is the island of Sevan (containing a monastery), which
is three miles in circumference. At the north side of the lake is the deep
est part, and here where there is a space of 1,200 yards to the land,