'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎205r] (414/706)

LAL—LAM
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The following is an account of the various Lalabans by the Persian Mirza
of Customs, Mahidasht.
In the Mahidasht plain, at the foot of the mountain, a maidan from Cha-
labeh Lalaban is known as Lalaban Saiyid Ja’afar, about 40 houses. Culti
vation : dalmi, Katkhuda Abdul Muhammad. It has a spring of water
of its own. Industry : carpets and gillms.
From this Lalaban to another Lalaban known as Kulkul, the distance is
| farsakh ; it belongs to Haji Mirza Husain and HajI Saiyid Husain Tajir;
40 familie ’. Cultivation . dttuWiT. Industry: *pUcirryiEg null-stones, .weaving
carpets. It has a spring of its own. Garden crops and opium are cultivat
ed here. Katkhuda Saiyid Sulaiman and Agha Saiyid Haji.
From here one goes to Lalaban Saiyid Ja’afar, property of Haji Mirza
Husain Munnajjim. About 80 families. Katkhudas, Ahmad Khan and
Mirza Beg. Cultivation : dbi and daimi. Garden crops and opium are also
cultivated. A spring flows from the side of. the mountain. Industry:
carpets and gilims. The villagers also take fuel to town for sale.
From this Lalaban one goes to Lalaban Katkhuda Qasim known as Lala
ban. It has gardens. The property of Vakil Elected representative or attorney, acting in legal matters such as contracting marriage, inheritance, or business; a high-ranking legal official; could also refer to a custodian or administrator. -ud-Lauleh, known as Kal-
hori, is i farmkh distant. Katkhuda, Muhammad Vail, 100 families.
"Water is obtained from a small stream which descends from the mountain.
G Itivation : dbi and da. mi. Garden crops and opium are also produced!
Industry : carpets and gilims. Honey is plentiful in these four Lalabans!
I rom the last mentioned Lalaban one goes to Chashmeh 8kah Pasand on
the main road from Mahidasht to Harunabad. (HUtzU of Customs M.dhi-
dasht. Rabino, 190/).
LALEH—
A village in Azarbaijan, 3 miles south-west of the English Consulate at
Tabriz. It contains a summer house and garden,- and spring near it • is a
favourite place of recreation for the Tabrizis. There is also a mineral
spring which is supposed to possess certain medicinal properties. The tem
perature of the water in summer is nearly that of the surrounding atmos
phere, but m winter it retains a considerable degree of warmth, which has
given it the name of Isi Sr, or hot water. —^{Rawlinson ,)i
LALEHKAND— Elev. 4,730'.
A hamlet with 8 houses on the road from Tehran to Hamadan, 69 miles
from the former. Good water, garden with almond trees.—(tfcAmife)
LALEHZAR RIVER—
A river of Persia tlm lower reaches of which are crossed on the road be
tween Bafq and Yazd, it is salt and loses itself in the lidt.—{Sykes.)
LAMIR—Lat. 38° 10' 0".—{St. John.)
A river in Gilan, flowing towards the west shore of the Caspian.
It is a clear shallow stream in the dry season, about 20 yards* broad a
sandbank at the mouth. ^ a
t ^ e 7 name ° f a V1 ! lla g e about 2 miles up-the river, on its right bank.—
{Todd; Holmes ; St. John.) 5