'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎10v] (25/706)

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AB-I-KHtNSlR—
An affluent of the Ab-i-Qum (q. v.) {Schindler.)
AB-I-KULAN—
The principal source of the Kulan river is near the village Kulan on the
watershed The boundary between adjacent drainage basins. between the Kazzaz and Malayar districts on the western
slopes of the Kuh-i-Shahzindeh. It is first joined by the Qumarkhun
river which is formed by the junction of the Khushkadar river from
Kazzaz and the Sardarreh river, which rises in the hills to the east of Buru-
jird. A little below Paihan (on the Burujird-Daulatabad road, 20 miles
from Burujird) it takes up the Darrell Mlaneh stream, and at Paihan it is
joined by the Ab-i-Malian, which rises in the Kuh-i-Yazdijird, At Marvil
miles from Daulatabad it takes up the Abd-Kamazan, and at 5 miles
from Daulatabad the river which passes Jurab and is by some called Gamasi-
ab; 2J miles from Daulatabad at HaramabSd it is crossed by a five-arched
bridge, it then flows in a north-westerly direction as far as Karkan, 6
miles north-west of Daulatabad, taking up several little streams coming
from the Kuh-i-Surkh, to the east; a little below Karkan the Ab-i-Saman
flows into it from the south and it then runs in a westerly direction, till
about north-west of Nihavand, where it receives the Nihavand river. It
is then called Gamasiab and flows south of Kirmanshah into thejKarkheh.
{Schindler — Bell.)
IB-I-MALIAN—
A little stream which is formed by the junction of the Ab-i-Darchinan
and a stream which passes Urdaklu, both rising in the Kuh-i-Yazdijird.
It flows into the Ab-i-Kulan at Paihan {q. v.) — {Schindler.)
Ab-i-marIyAn—
A river in Kurdistan. Its source is the Zarehbar lake in the Marivan
buluk. It flows south-west, takes up the Ab-i-Garan from the left at the
village Qalahgah and one farsakh lower down, at the village Sardabad
joins the Ab-i-Surkaul— {Schindler.)
Ab-i-mela takht—
A stream rising in the Kuh-i-Bahar, south of Burujird and flowing into
the Tahlj river below Buzazna {q. v.) — {Schindler.)
Ab-i-nanaj—
A little stream rising in Sharifabad south of Hamadan and flowing west,
past Nanaj and Kisb, into the Ab-i-Kulan.— {Schindler.)
Ab-i-palangan—
A river in Kurdistan. Its sources are near the villages Shahini (pronounced
Shaini) and Lahon (pronounced Lun, Lon) south of Sinandij. It flows west
ward to the Palangan district and joins the Shirvan river beyond.— {Schindler)
AB-I-QUM—
This river is formed by two streams, the Ab-i-Gulpalgan and the Ab-i-
Khumain. The sources of the former are the Karaj or Karj Rud and the
Ab-i-Khunsar, both rising in Faridan, those of the latter near Deh Nau.
These two streams join below Kaidu and form the LaTbar river. The