'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎126r] (256/706)

one of the most important cities in Persia, and kafileh roads to many places
pass through it. At Hamadan and Isfahan camels can be purchased.
There are numerous donkeys at all these places, and a Persian donkey
wdl carry two Indian maunds weight. Persian mules can carry from four to
five maunds. The usual daily march for a loaded mule is 15 to 25 miles, and
for a donkey 10 to 16 miles . Sheep, as many as are required, can be obtain
ed at every village, the price varying from Rs. 3 to Rs. 6 each.
The price of a yabu is from Rs. 40 to Rs. 80, and that of a mule from
Rs. 100 to 250. The rate of daily hire for a mule is two to three krans ;
for donkeys and cattle one to two krans each, and camels two and a half
to four krdns each. A pack saddle can be got for four to sixteen krdns, and
100 to 300 pack saddles can be made within a week, as there are manufac-
turies for them in almost every town. At each village and town, good car
penters and blacksmiths can be secured for daily wages from one to two and
a half krdns. Two or more water mills are situated at each village, and
atta can be easily ground, but previous notice is required for this.
In this central plateau or old province of Traq-i- 5 Ajam, good water is as a
rule plentiful, as canals, springs and wells abound nearly everywhere. There
would therefore be no difficulty about water for a large force. There are
fair tracks from village to village, and with a little work all these tracks, or
nearly all, might be made available for wheels ; there is nothing to prevent
the usual rate of marching. 1
IRAV—
A desolate-looking village in the district of Biabanak, nortn of Yazd,
7 farsakhs west of Biyaza. It contains 50 houses. {MacGregor.)
IRINJI— Lat. 37° 53' 13". Elev. 4,234.
A caravansarai 27|- miles from Tabriz on the road thence to Maragheh —
{Schindler.) b
IRIS—
A place in Azarbaijan, the 8th halting-place from Zanjan on the road to
Ardabil. It is situated in a well cultivated plain, producing a great dtal of
corn.— {M orier.)
ISBAL—
A village in the hills 3| miles west of Abhar, in the Khamseh district.—
{Schindler.)
ISBEH—
A village 12 miles south of Mayar, on the road between Isfahan and Shiraz
— {Taylor.)
ISFAHAN (1)—
A village some miles north-west of Abarkuh in Ysazd— {MacGregor.)
ISFAHAN (2) (City) Lat. 32° 38' l"; Long. 51° 36' 33''; Elev. 5,100.*
A city of Persia situated on the left bank of the Zindeh Rud river in the
province of Isfahan ir the midst of an extensive plain of about 75 miles from
♦The mean of observations by Khanikoff, St. John, Walker and Floyerr