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DILFlN—
A branch of the Lakk tribe, inhabiting the Khaveh plain. See Vol. III.
DIL-KUSHA—Kirmanshah, Sarab.
Dil-Kusha may be taken to mean “ heart’s delight The place formerly
belonged to a certain HajI Karim, and is consequently often spoken of
as Kaleh Haji Karim.
"T)il-Kusha consists of two sets of buildings : the first set has a tank in
the centre and many rooms of wonderfully great extent ; from here one
goes to the other courtyard and small garden ; the building extends on three
sides, the fourth is open. In the middle there is a tank, also flowers and fruit
trees. The side to the north-west is open, and overlooks the whole valley
and the. gardens. From here one has a beautiful view. A small terrace,
from which one has a view of the whole place, has been built here.”—
(Nasr-ud-Dln Shah’s Journey to Kerbela ; Rabino, 1902.)
DILLO—
A place in Kurdistan situated on a hill between Karadagh and Ibrahim
Khan Ji. Here are some very extensive excavations or caverns, of which
it is said no one has ever been able to reach the termination. Rich
mentioned his intention of exploring them, but it does not appear whether
he did or not. The hill contains suplhur, naphtha, alum, salt and a fountain
of acid water of a yellow colour.— [Rich).
DILMAN, DlLMAN OR DlLMAGAN—
A town in the Salams district of Azarbaijan, on left bank of an affluent
of lake Urumieh at its north-west cover. It is of considerable size ; is said
to contain 15,000 inhabitants and is surrounded by gardens. The streets
are clean, but the bazaars are poor and ill-supplied. There is a Persian
telegraph station here ; the line runs on to Bash Kaleh in Turkish territory.
There was an old town about 4 miles to the west of the present site,
which is now almost in ruins, the position having been changed on account
of the greater security from the Kurds which the new spot afforded, cara
vans are sent from Dilman to Van, Julamarik Tiflis and Erzerum.—(Shiel.)
A Russian post was established here in 1912.
DlNACHAR CHAl—
A considerable river in the district of Talish in the province of Gilan,
crossed by the road between Karganrud and Kupurchal. It flows into the
Caspian.— (Holmes.) It forms the boundary of Gilan and the district
Asalin in Talish. It is navigable for 3 miles above its moutr, and has
always 4 feet of water on the bar.—
DlNARlBAD—
A village in lower Silakhur, 15J miles south of Burujird by the road on
the right side of the Tahq.— (Schindler.)
dInAvar—
An open plain to the north of Blsitun, near Kirmanshah, It is in the
possession^ of an hereditary chief, and contains about eighty villages oi