'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎229r] (462/706)

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MtJDANLD (Mazacdaran) (q. v.)—
t tribe in Mazandar an, living in Sari and the surrounding villages.
MUGAMAK—
A village on the road from Aiwan-i-Kif to Firuzkuh ; at a distance of some
b miles a coal mine is reported to exist at a place caUed So-Churak • it is
said to have been worked for several years.— (McLachlan )
MUGHAN—
A C , el t b w e i plam of 1 AzarbaI j an » which extends from the neighbourhood
of Ardabd to the mouths of the river Kur. It is reported to be 210 miles
in length and 70 in breadth, and its rich soil and luxuriant pastures, the grass
of which is said to be sufficiently high to cover a man on horseback, seem to
ave rendered it the favourite camping ground of most eastern conquerors
ihe plain is said to be infested with snakes in summer. It is the winter
quarters of sections of the Shahsavan tribe of Iliats.
i Timur Lang, when encamped in this plain, constructed a canal from
the Kara Su river through the whole of Mughan to the Kur ; this was 10
feet deep and 240 feet broad, but is now dry. It could easily be opened again
at a very slight expense, and this now desert plain converted into one of the
most fertile districts of Persia. ^ x uno
The army of the Russian General ZubofT passed the winter of 1796 on this
plain. During the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-29, General Kutlerousky
attempting to proceed to Lankuran in Talish, was met on this plain by a fine
body of Kurdish cavalry. The Russians formed into an echelon of squares
flanking each other, and the Kurds actually charged through the intervals
and made a desperate attack on the infantry. The Kurds met with great
^ss and were unable to prevent the Russians from continuing their march.
(Monteith , Kinneir ,* Mignon ; Chesney .)
MUGHANAQ— Elev. 7,406'.
A' village in the Burbarud district of the Japalaq division in the Bnruiird
province. It ,s peop ed by Bakhtiaris of the Chahar Lang tribe a"d bv
Armenians and lies 79 2 miles from Burujird on the road to Isfahan.—(Schin/
MUGHAR— Elev. 3,360'.
? 1 l taining about 1 200 llouses > 56 miles south-east of Kashan
on the road to Ardistan ; water plentiful.
There is a large area round the town under cultivation, chiefly wheat and
b n 67 ' ™ her<S are t also a falr “umber of trees. It also has a couple of flour
mills. There are four villages near, to the north-east, each of which has
extensive cultivation. The town contains two small caravansarais and a
Chaparkhaneh.—( Vaughan, 1890.)
MUHAJIRAN—(Mahran).
(JfHr) inS ' PlaCe ’ ° ne marCh fr ° m Hamad5n > °n ‘te road to Sultameh.-