'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎75r] (154/706)

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DlNALU (3)—
A village m Aza baijan, 2| miles west of ’ Ajabslilr, between Gugan
and Bunab.— {Schindler.)
DANA WISH (see DAMAVISH) —
A range of hills in Kirmanshah, ’Iraq ’AjamI, south of Sar-i-Pul, round
the base of which the road from Zuhab to Shustar winds.—{Rawlinson.)
DANG (shortened form of Davanlq)—
A small village, 63 miles from Qum. On the road thence to Sultanieh
by SagzTabad— {Jukes.)
DANIEL CHURCH—
The chiTch is situated on the Aras, a few miles below lower Darreh Sham,
ihe building itself is the outcome of all the best artistic feeling of the
™ en r m ; E y er T th ing is in keeping. A small valley, surrounded by
the highest peaks of the Darreh Sham range, an old castellated fort shelter
ing a church in the Greek style. The place is visited by hundreds of pil
grims, from Persia, Turkey and Russia, as it bears a great reputation
for sanctity, being the resting place of the bones of the Prophet Daniel.
Ihe treasury contains a mass of relics, crosses and precious stones. ’Abbas
Mirza restored the church in the early part of the century after the war
with Russia, end placed an inscription in Persian over the doorway
“ ’Abbas Mirza, Naib-es-Sultaneh, son of Path ’All Shah, made over
charge of the church of Daniel to Sarkiz Khalifa, son of Istafan of Julfa
together with the taxes of the village of Darreh Sham, in the year 1245 ”
i ,J '!‘ e l! 1 , yy 8 , now property of the church, hiving been purchased
by the Khalifa for 300 tumdns. — {Picot, 189h.)
DAR—
A village in ’Iraq ’AjamT, 76 miles north-west of Isfahan on the road to
Gulpa gan, 21 miles from the latter place.— {Jones.)
DARAB—
A village in Kirmanshah in the BTawar valley, about 32 miles north
of Kirmanshah city. It contains about 20 houses inhabited by Bilawari
Kurds and is close to two low hills, on one of which are scattered about
a number of fair-sized trees; between these hills flows a copious stream
of fresh water which irrigates the gardens, trees and crops of the village •
a road runs up it to Bulan, distant about 2J miles, and thence to Daz
Chran, and Karambas Roads also to Kaleh, Bizarud and Kirmanshah.
Supplies . 200 sheep and gosets.—{Vaughan.)
DARAKEH SUFLA AND ULIA—
Villages of the Baladeh district.
“4* farsakhs from Kirmanshah, at 1 farsakh on the right of the ro-d tn
Mahidaeht. Through quarrels amongst the villagers, Darateh is now irided
mt n , th r e pa 1 rt *' J he on S ind villa ge is at | /arsakh on the right of the
road and numbers 20 houses, the two other settlements are behind the mour-
am and number 30 to 35 houses. Water is obtained from a spring on the
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