'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎155r] (314/706)

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KARANGU—
River; rises in the hills east of Maragheh in Azarbaijan and flows into
the Kizil Uzun, north-east of Mianeh, after taking up the Aidghumash
from the right and the Shahrl Chai from the left. It is crossed by a bridge
of 23 arches east of Mianeh. The bridge is 340 feet in length.— {Schindler.)
KARA PAPAK—
A tribe inhabiting the Sulduz district of Azarbaijan. Its contingent
to Government consists of 400 cavalry, who are noted as fine horsemen.—
[W. 0. Report on Persia, Part I.)
KARAQUINLU—
The name given to the western portion of the Aras valley in Azarbaijan.
It is only a small district and extends from the river to the north of the
Maku mountains. The country is uninteresting, though it possesses some
fine villages, such as Sufi, Karazamin, etc. There are numerous tracts
traversable by mules and camels between villages. The two principal
ones are from Sufi by Pirnak to Shah Takht and from Sufi by Kara Yakh
to Zakirlu.— {Picot, 1894.)
KARARAJ—
One of the nine buluk of the province of Isfahan, it contains 40 square
miles, it is situated east of Barzrud-i-jai beginning at the Sharistaneh bridge.
Its principal villages are—DashtI, Pudan, Rudan and Ishkavand.
{Schindler.)
KARARUAL—
A village near Sultanabad on the road to Burujird situated on the stream.
It is well cultivated all round.— {Coningham, 1889.)
KARA SHAHBAN—
A large village in north-western Azarbaijan, 5| miles from Kh5i and
about 1| miles to the north of the Maraud road. The Kara Su river is
crossed here, and, at times when its waters are used for irrigation, might
almost be passed unnoticed.— {Picot, 1894.)
KARASt}—
A village in Silakhur 8 miles south of Burujird.— {Schindler.)
KARASU (1)—
A river in south-west Persia which rises in Kurdistan, its principal
stream originates at Ruvansar, where numerous springs pour out a con
siderable volume of clear water from some rocky hills on the north-west
border of the village. Two other small tributaries join it east and north
west of the same village on the fertile plain of Shahabad 30 miles north-west
of Kirmanshah city, it receives additional water from numerous tribu
taries ; a little lower down it is joined by the Ab-i-Marak, which rising in
the Luristan hills flows through the Mahidasht plain. A few miles further
down it is joined by various streams from a place called Sarab-o-Lillu-
far about 5 miles west of its right bank. The river at this early part ot
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