'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎229v] (463/652)

450
NEH-NEH
630
It is situated on an elevated barren stony plain surrounded by bills, and
Situation. We ^ suppled with provisions. It lies in
a hollow in the middle of the plain and consists
of a ruined mud fort on a mound with a citadel held by a few men. It is
situated at the junction of roads to BIrjand, Bandar Abbas, Kirman and
Sistan. They follow two valleys separated from each other by a narrow
ridge, and down these valleys the wind sweeps with terrible violence.
The village contains 700 houses, but is often almost entirely deserted
during the summer months.
The windmills to the north of the village, some 40 in number, are worthy
Windmills °* no ^ ce ‘ J ^ s the y are only used at certain time's
of the year,—principally in autumn after the
harvest,—they are arranged so as to utilize the north-east wind, which is the
prevailing wind at that season. These windmills are mentioned by Musal-
man geographers as having been in use in the tenth century of our era—
that is to say, sometime prior to the introduction of windmills into Europe.
During the months of June, July, August and September the bad-i-sad-u-
llst-ruz (wind of 120 days) blows continuously from the north and is strong
enough to turn a millstone.
There are 8 qandts of water, and a fair amount of cultivation south of
the village, chiefly wheat and barley, the production of grain being sufficient
for local needs and to supply passing caravans. The Meshed-Sistan tele
graph line passes through the village.
Revenue. r ^^ ie revenue of Neh with that of seven ham
lets attached to it is as follows :—
Land Revenue .. .. ..
Sheep tax
Tax on 4 water mills in the Mazra’eha
Tax on shops at Neh .. _
Total tUmdns
T.
K.
S.
184
8
15
105
5
0
4
0
0
5
5
0
299
8
15
; (H. D. Napier ; C. E. Yate ; Maid a Bakhsh.)
NEHBANDlN—
The most southerly sub-division of the district of Kain in [Khorasan
The greater part consists of an eWated plain, fairly fertile, through which
passes the road from Yazd and Kirman to Lash m Afghanistan; and thence
to Herat.— [MacGregor.)
Nehbandan contains the following villages.—
Neh
Randan
Khunik ..
Chehar Farsakh
Dahkuha
Jufrud ..
SakaancS
Houses.
200
70
100
160