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KALEH YAVAR—
A substantial fort of mud and stone, about 23 miles from Kirmanshah
on the road thence to Sinneh, Kurdistan. It protects a village of Mafi (?)
Kurds, and in 1881 was in good repair.— {T. C. Plowden.)
KALEH ZANJlR— Elev. 5,4:50'.
Camp and village of ’All Sultan, Chief of the Kulkhani branch of the
Guran Kurds. Is situated at the foot of the south base of the Kaleh
Zanjir mountain close to the Kaleh Zanjlr rock. The village consists of
some 40 houses situated on a spur alongside a clear and rushing stream
which issues from under some rocks close by : round the spring are some
fine chenars and below a grove of poplars. The 111 at camp lies in a fer
tile vale 300 feet below and consists of 100 huts. Water, wood and grass
are plentiful : supplies in summer only : camp room available. Large
numbers of sheep and goats ; cattle and many mares.
Gavarra is some 26 miles by road south-west. The Zimkan river lies 6
miles east. There are also paths to Zuhab and Juanrud. Kaleh Zanjir
gives its name to the whole district which is inhabited by the Guran tribe
of which the Chief or Amir-i-Tuman resides at Gavarra.
The Kulkhani (’Ali Sultan) branch of the Gurans consists of about 600
houses, furnishing 100 infantry and 50 sowars to the Guran regiment of
Kaleh Zanjir : another 150 mounted men could be put into the field. The
majority of the tribe migrates to Zuhab in the winter.— (Burton.)
KALEH ZANJlR, (ROCK OF)— Elev. 6,040'.
A precipitous hill rising 600 feet above the Kaleh Zanjir village and
camp of ’Ali Sultan about 6 miles west from the left bank" of the Zimkan
river and by road 25 miles north-west of Gavarra, Kirmanshah. The
hill is crowned by a castellated rock containing remains of ruined build
ings of uncertain date ; also a very ancient rock chamber excavated on the
surface of the summit. The rock is ascended by steep, cut steps. The
path up the hill, and on to a village from it to the south, where also are
natural caves, sounds hollow to the steps, in places, as though chambers
existed below. Worthless localt raditions exist as to the date, author
and occupation of the buildings, etc.— (Burton.)
KALEH ZAR—
A village in the Dehkharqan district, Azarbaijan, 3 miles south-east of
Gugan.— (Schindler. )
KALHUR District.— (See Gaz, Volume III.)
KALFARUD— Lat. 37° 52' 0" ; Long. 49° 2' 0".—(St. John.)
A river in Talish (Gilan), flowing into the Caspian, between Karganrud
and Kupurchal. It is a shallow stream in the dry season, but a rapid
torrent in the spring.— (Holmes.)
KALHUR Tribe.— (See Gaz, Volume III.)
KALHUR—
A tribe of 400 ten's who spend part of i he year at Yangi Imam on the
Kazvm-Tehran border. Chief ’Inayatullah Khan— (Rabino, 1899.)