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ANAR—ANGU
There are at least 30,000 camels belonging to the place, large numbers
of which at certain times of the year are to be found feeding in the neigh
bourhood of the wells in the surrounding country.
There are no crops here; only a few gardens in the adjacent hills. Grain
is imported from Nam, 15 farsakhs off. 4,000 to 6,000 sheep.
Other supplies.—Chopped straw, dried fruits, chickens, eggs. The want
of defilade in the city walls is very noticeable.
Although Anarak is under the Samnan Government, being tiul (fief)
of a Qajar prince it is governed by a Naib sent by him,— (Vaughan ; Schindler.)
ANARAK (2)—
A plain, under a mountain of the same name in the Qasr-i-Shmn district
of Western Kirmanshah. Oil is found in the plain,—(Soane, 1911.)
ANARBAR RTVER—
The river on which stads Qum or Kum (q.v.).
ANAS ARAN—
A halting-place on_ the borders of Mazandaran, 40 miles east of Tehran*
on the road to Astrabad by Firuzkuh. The Anasaran plateau is cultivated
m parts, and the wheat crops are fine. i The whole area is, however, insignifi
cant The Anasaran pass, leading down from the Jasp valley to Mazandaran
is said to be very rough and difficult.—(Napier.)
ANAWAR(?)—
A small tributary stream of the Harhaz river in the province of Mazan
daran, 33 miles from Amul on the road to Tehran. It is crossed by
a good bridge.—(Napier.)
ANATBEG—
See Innadbeg. '
ANDRlEH—
A lar g e villa g e on the road from Firuzkuh to Pul-i-Palur—about 400 houses,
2,000 inhabitants. Supplies in abundance in summer.— (Kingwood 1893 )
ANGAMAR—
A valley situated about 20 miles south-east of Damavand. There is
j a village of the same name at the head of it. The drainage of this valley
forms one of the sources of a tributary of the Harhaz river in Mazandaran
— (Lovett.)
ANGURAN— 1
One of the 17 districts of Khamseh, it occupies all the east face of the
range, which stretches up to the north as far as the Qaplan Kuh, and is
broken by innumerable ravines, generally running in an east-by-south
direction, which swell the waters of the Kizil Uzun; in the beds of these
ravmes are situated the villages of the peasantry, smiling, and happy.
o nnrw-k 11 -^ C ° n ^ ams about villages and pays an annual assessment of
3,000 tumans to Government, besides furnishing nearly 200 men for the army.
This revenue is mainly realised from the produce of lead, large quantities of
which are received by Government in lieu of money.