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BARI (1)—
A village in the Ardabil district of Azarbaljan, two miles to the right
of the road from Tabriz to Rasht. It is situated 157 miles from the for
mer.— (Holmes; Todd.)
BARI (2)—
A village of Azarbaijan, 32 miles from Maragheh on the road toSinneh.
It is situated on a small tributary of the Jaghatu river.— (Morier.)
BARlSHEH.—
A river of Mazandaran crossed by the coast road between the villages
of Salmrud and Zuvar. It flows into the Caspian and though it does not
contain much water in summer, in winter it is a considerable river.
(Holmes ; Rabino.)
BARKASH— Elev. 6,150'.
A village of 40 houses, 25 miles north of Tabriz on the headwaters of
the Shiah Chai.— (Schindler.)
BARKHAR—
One of the nine hulilk of the province of Isfahan, situated north of the
town, it covers 1,200 square miles, and has 112 Jcan'ts, Its chief place
is Gaz (q. v.) ; other important villages are Daulatabad, Hablbabad, I)ast-
gird, Adarmanabad, Khurzuq, Shapurabad, Durmlan, Sin, Gurgab, Mur-
chehkhur, Kunrshajeh DUgan, Dilhur.—(Sc/mifc.)
BARNA
A village of 40 houses 600 yards to the right of the Tabrlz-Kirmanshah
road, about 28 miles from the latter. It has a strong mud fort, having a
double curtain wall about 150 and 80 yards in length, with masonry
flanking towers; it is commanded by a hill slope at a short distance.—
(Napier.)
BARUDAR— Elev. 6,725'. * ,
A village of Kurdistan, 3 miles north-west of Smneh, on the road to
Sulaimanieh.
It has fifty houses, and numbers of sheep. The village is not actually
on the road, but about 1 mile to the north over the hills. The inhabit
ants, however, generally encamp in summer in a valley through which
the road runs, and where there is a fair spring of water.—(TM; Gerard.)
B VRZA
An upland plain in SinjabI, Kirmanshah, which is traversed by the road
from Gahvareh to Harunabad, the former being about miles distant to
the north-west. The plateau is noted for the excellence of its pastures,
and as many as 5,000 to 7,000 sheep and goats can be seen on it at one
time in summer. The drainage from the plain falls into the Barasala
valley to the south-east. There are some 120 houses and huis scattered
about on different parts of its surface; the inhabitants are Kurds of the
Guran tribe. ... ... ,.
Water is obtained from numerous springs; there is some cultivation,
the second crop of wheat being reaped in the middle of August. The
surrounding mountains hold much oak forest—(Rurtcm.)