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CHAM—
A Christian village, a few miles north of Ushnu in Azarbaljan. It is passed
just before reaching Ushnu on the road from Tabriz to Mosul, via, Urumieh
and Ruwandiz.— [Ainsworth.)
CHAMAN-I-AUJAN— or CHAMAN-I-UJAN. SeeUJAN—
A fine plain in Azarbaijan, 30 miles south-east of Tabriz, and 30 miles
north-north-west of Turkmanchai, on the road to Tabriz, via Taqmehdash.
It was a favourite camping ground of Fath ’Ali Shah, who exercised his
troops on its wide expanse. It is also extensively used as a grazing ground.—
(Ouseley.)
CHAMAN-I-MANGI—
A halting-place in Mazandaran between Fulhad Mahalleh and Chardeh.
There is a copious spring of water here, which has created a fine pasture of
several hundred acres in extent. No supplies obtainable except milk
from the flocks pasturing here.— (Lovett.)
CHAMAN-I-SULTAN— Elev. 7,810.'
A poor village, the first in the Burbarud sub-division on the road from
Isfahan to Burujird, 85 miles south-east of the latter. There is a small
stream here. There is a good route direct to Gulpalgan, passing east of the
Sar-i-Sul hill. Dung is everywhere stacked for winter biel—(Schindler;
Bell.)
CHAMAN-I-GJAN see CHAMAN-I-AUJAN—
CHAM AKIN or SHAMIRAN— Elev. 5917'.
A village, 95 miles from Tehran and 88 from Hamadan. It is also called
Jamarun, Chamarai, Chambarin. It had a population of 3,000 souls
before the famine of 1870 ; in 1875 it had 203 families ; in 1887, about 250.
Great number of carpets are manufactured here. Plentiful water-supply from
a river which runs southwards into the Riza Chai. The place is famous for
its Basluq, a kind of sweet, made of starch, treacle and wAnuta.—(Schindler.)
CHAMBETAN—
Name of part of the plain of Kirmanshah, watered by the Gamasu.— (T. C»
Plowden.) Also name of a village in the sub-district of Cham-Chamal.—
(Rabino.)
CHAMCHAMAL.
An open valley at the southern exit of the Tang-i-Dinavar (q.v.) on the
Tabriz-Kirmanshah road. The district of Chamchamar is exceedingly
beautiful and fertile. It is traversed by the windings of the Dinavar stream
the banks of which are well-wooded ; its villages are enclosed m gardens and
plantations of tall forest trees ; and its soil, when not cultivated, is covered
with a luxuriant natural vegetation. One-fourth of the soil is abundantly
irrigated, and the dry, or “daimi” lands bear excellent crops. The
surplus grain produce is estimated at 24,000 or 8,800 tons, of which
one-fifth is barley. This district belongs to Kirmanshah, and is by no means
the most productive of the ‘ * mahalls ’ of that province.