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BAD—BAP
BADRlBAD—
A village in Yazd, 22 miles from the town of Yazd on the road to Is
fahan. It occupies with its outskirts a considerable extent of ground,
and is situated in a narrow, barren plain of light soft mould, intersected
by numerous water-courses.— (K. Abbott.)
BADREH or BADRAI—Kalhur-Kirmanshah.
A village \ farsakh from Harunabad, on the road to Mahidasht, a little
to the right of the road. It numbers about 40 houses. Cultivation : grain.
Carpets manufactured here. Katkhuda : As’ad Khan. Proprietor : Arsalan
Khan, Saram-i-Nizam. The inhabitants are of the so-called Badri tribe,
and are said to hail from Baghdad, now connected with Kalhur tribe.—-
(Rabino, 1901.)
BADRUD DISTRICT—
The smallest district of Natanz, occupying the most eastern part of
the province ; it is bounded on the east by the desert, and joins Ardiatan
on the south and Kashan on the north. Its principal villages are Bad
(the chief place), Deh-i-Ibad and Khaladabad, which see.
Villages of Badrud, with their taxes assessed in 1891 :—
Krcins.
Bad and hamlet Irsaman .. .. .. 12,521
Khaladabad .. .. .. .. .. 8,819
Deh-i-Ibad and hamlet Yazdalan .. .. .. 7,440
BARALER—
Total
.. 28,780
{Schindler .)
Is situated on the slope of a range of low bare hills, 10| miles east of
Kirmanshah and a mile to the south of the main road. There are a few
• clumps of trees; the plain below is well cultivated. The water-supply
is good ; grazing plentiful, and large flocks of sheep are owned by the people.
The inhabitants are of mixed Kurdish tribes. The village contains 40
houses.— {Burton.)
Has no trees and but little cultivation. Supplies, firewood, 30 horses 100
cows, 630 sheep and goats. Water plentiful from a stream.—(Faw^Acm.)
BAFRAN—Pronounced Bafrun.
A small walled village of over 200 houses 90 miles east of Isfahan
■ and 2 miles s uth-eash of Nam, situated on the skirts of the desert at the
foot of a ridge of clay of the same colour as the town itself. {K. Abbot;
Stack; Schindler.)
BAFT—(also called TAFT.)
A plain in Yazd, situated 14 miles from Yazd. It is very fertile and
is watered by a fine stream on which are numerous country houses, and
it enjoys a fine climate.— {Christie; Schindler.)
In 1879, the place had 1080 houses and 17 quarters. 133 houses were
inhabited by Parsis. The district paid yearly revenue amounting to
: 4,925 tumdns. — {Schindler, 1879.)