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PARRlSPAR, or PARISHAPAH—(See also underFARISHEH.)
A village of tlie ordinary type in the Hamadan district, 12 hours’ journey
south-west of Hamadan. It consists of 150 thick mud-walled, square,
flat-roofed houses, with small courtyards in the centre. It is situated at
the foot of a high slate hill, crowned by the remains of the robat or fort,
which had been the origin of its existence. To the north, and south-east
stretches a fertile wheat-plain for about 7 miles and near the village itself
are acres of grapes.— (Floyer.)
PARSEES—see under Yazd.
PARSIN—see EARSIJlN—
PARSISH—
A range of mountains west of Zarneh, on the road from Isfahan to Burujird.
— {Schindler.)
PASANDEH—
A river in Mazandaran , flowing into the Caspian between Zavar and
’Abbasabad.— {Holmes.)
PASANGAN— Lat. 34° 28' 30" {St. John) ; Long. 34° 29 T.—{Lentz.)
A village lying in a plain 16 miles south-east of Qum, on the road to
Kashan. There is a good caravansarai here.— {Schindler.)
PASHI—
A so-called fortress, now only a crumbling wall, surrounding the chief’s
house, 28 miles south-west of Sauj Bulagh in Azarbaljan. The Garushim
route goes from here to Mosul.— {Thielmann.)
PASHI or PARSHI—
The first halting-place east of Kh5i in Azarbaijan on tfte road to Nakh-
chivan in Russian Caucasia. There is a good forage supply here. Elev.
4,770 feet.— {MacGregor's Routes.)
PASVA—
A halting-place between Khalisisar and Sauj Bulagh in south-west Azar
baijan by the larger road between those two places.— {Gerard.)
PATIABAD—
A village in Kirmanshah, north-west of Kirmanshah city, in the valley of
the Kara-Su. It contains about 20 houses inhabited by Zanganeh Kurds,
Shi’ahs. No trees; some crops and cultivation. Water from wells;
supplies : 100 cows, 400 sheep and goats and some chopped straw. No
firewood ; good grazing. It is 35| miles from Juanrfid and 19| miles from
Kirmanshah. Troops can camp anywhere in the vicinity.—( Vaughan.)
PAVEH—
A village of the district of Juanrud. It is.l5| farsakhs from Marivan on
the road thence to Juanrud and Ravansar. From here the roads separate ;
one leads to Juanrud 6 farsakhs distant, the other direct to Ravansar 9
farsakhs distant. A halting-place, two stages west of Kirmanshah, on the
upper road to Sulaimanieh. Usually said to be 3 stages from Kirmanshah.
This village, which is called in Arabic ‘Favej’, numbers 100 families and
has 5 mosques, one of them ancient and known as Masjid ’Abdullah ’Omar.
The dlucheh (small plum) of Paveh is celebrated throughout Kurdistan.
Dr. Mann gives Paveh as a separate district of Kurdistan. It is, however,
usually considered to be part of Jukumdi.—{Rich; Rabino, 1911)
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