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NISA—
A village in the Tehran district about 40 miles north of Tehran, near
Hasan Ikdir.— [Lovett.)
NISAN— Elev. 6,300'.
Village of 15 houses, Kurds, 1 mile to the north below the pass of the
same name ; the Kandula-Sinneh road passes through it. There is a plenti
ful stream of water along the valley, which is narrow but well cultivated.
There are a number of vines, fruit and willow trees : good grazing on the
surrounding mountains.— {Burton.)
NISAN PASS— Elev. 6,350'.
Is crossed by the Kandula-Sinneh road 2 miles north of Kaleh and the
Gavarra river : the approaches from both north and south are very steep,
practicable for laden animals and men in single file. The pass is bare and
open, running almost level, along a ridge to the west : to the east the ground
rises to a rocky knoll, 200 yards and further more steeply to higher peaks.
The pass and hills around are stony, treeless and with some grass. One mile
to north lies the village of Nisan.— {Burton.)
NISAR—
A village 28 miles from Hamadan on the road to Sinneh. It consists of.
about 60 houses, and good water is obtainable from a spring called the
Chashmeh-i-Baba Sarab.— {Inzar Gul, 1909.)
NISAREH—-
A village in Kurdistan 14 farsakhs north of Sinadlj on the Kizil Uzun,
where the Kavileh joins it.—(1902.)
NlSTAN—
A village in the south-west corner of Azarbaijan, 16 miles north-east
of Sardasht, on the road to Sauj Bulagh. It is situated in a deep chasm,
in an amphitheatre of mountains.— {Travers ; Fraser.)
NIZAMABAD— Elev. 4,980'.
A village 8 miles west of Kazvin.— {Schindler.)
NIZAMIEH—
A small village in the Samnan district, 2 miles to the left of the road
to Tehran and 13 miles from Samnan.— {Schindler.)
NIZVl— Elev. 13,500'.
A lofty mountain of the Elburz range overhanging the village of Chash-
meh. It is said to abound in game and to be accessible to the very summit
on horseback. A mountain path leads by a pass close by it into Mazandaran.
It is said to be practicable for laden animals. A spur running down from
the Nizva divides the Kuria-Talar basin from the streams flowing into the
Damghan desert. The great spur, which runs into the plain near Samnan
supports the Khing plateau.— {Napier ; Lovett.)
NUB ARAN-I- KU CH AK—
A small village situated in a valley, 1£ miles on the road towards
Hamadan from Nuabran.— {Taylor.)