'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎106r] (216/706)

GUCHKUN—Elev. 6,500'.
A village of some 200 houses, about 17 miles south-east of Kuhpa, situ
ated amongst low hills; there is a picturesque old fort here from which a
good view of the Gaukhaneh, or salt swamp in which the Zindeh Rud
loses itself, is obtained ; the water is good and apparently plentiful.
(Sykes.)
GUDAR-I-KHAT or GODAR-I-KHUT—
A pass 8,500' high almost due west of Yazd.— (Sykes.)
GUDAR-I-NAR—Elev. 7,890'.
A pass in the Kuh-i-Mahallat crossed between Khurleh and Mahallat
on the road from Kum to Gulpalgan. At first the ascent is gentle, but soon
increases to from T \ to -fa ; towards the top it is as much as £ to i.; generally
the road is 6 to 10 feet broad and in good order, only requiring the stones to be
removed ; the last ascent is over rock, and narrow, being a mere mule track
for 100 yards. During the ascent several streams are crossed. Snow
lay on the hill on the 5th May. The descent is by steep zig-zags; the path
is 3 feet wide over rock, but improves after a descent of 500 feet (vertical);
it then becomes broad for some distance, gradient to Jg- ; winding round
the shaly hill-side it is often but a mule track, but affords good foot-hold.
On approaching Mahallat, a plentiful spring issues from the hill-side —
(Bell, 1884.)
GUDAR-I-SHAR—
A pass, 10 miles from Tut, on the road from Yazd, to Blabanak.—
(MacGregor.)
GUDAR-I-SURKH—Elev. 4,890'.
A pass between Illahabad and Pusht-i-Badam, on the road from Yazd
to Biabanak.— (Gill.)
GUGAN—Lat. 37° 46' 8".
A little town in Azarbaijan of 3,000 souls, 35| miles from Tabriz by
road and from Dekharqan, near east coast of lake Urumieh.
There is a caravansarai with a small but tolerably comfortable little
room. The neighbourhood is intersected by a well-fed stream, flowing
down from the Sahand, and presents a pleasant aspect. Large and
apparently prosperous villages, hidden amongst extensive orchards and
surrounded by well-cultivated fields, are seen in the vicinity. Fruit of
excellent quality exists in abundance. South of Gugan the mountains
approach close to the lake. There is a Persian Postal telegraph station
here.— (Napier ; Schindler.)
GUHLASOR—(GULASTAR ?)
A small village in Kurdistan, 20 miles north-east of Raiat, and 30 miles
south-west of Sauj Bulagh.— (Gerard.)
GUlNEH—>
A village in lower Silakhur, 36f miles from Burujird, to the right of the road
thence to Isfahan.— (Schindler.)