'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎271r] (546/706)

SALMAS (1)—
A plain near Karakish lake, four stages from Tabriz, on the road to
Urunheh, Azarbaijan.
Directly south of the plains are the hot springs, called Isp Su by the
Turks, and Ab-i-Garm by the Persians. They are remarkable for several
reasons ; the flow of water is large, and so hot as to be uncomfortable to
the touch ; it is strongly impregnated with minerals, amongst which are
sulphur and borax. The water is led off and made to flow down the
slopes, and during the process of evaporation considerable deposits are
given off, and in this way much borax is obtained. Nearly all that used
by the gold and silversmiths of Tabriz is said to come from this spring ,
4 or 5 miles to the west is a mountain of sulphur. North of the hot springs,
at the south edge of the plain, is an alabaster mine, which has been worked
for ages.— (Picot, 1894.)
SALMAS (2)—
A large and populous town situated about 18 or 20 miles south of
Khol in Azarbaifan. A Persian Government Telegraph Office here.—
(Morier.)
SALMRUD.—
A small village in Mazandaran, 28 miles east of Rud-i-Sar, and about 2
miles from Ab-i-Garm. Also the name of a small river, a little east of
the village.
SALU—
A hamlet 15f miles from Tehran, on the Hamadan road.
It consists of eight houses, pays a tribute of 20 iumdns annually, and
supplies three horsemen for Government.— (Schindler.)
SALV or SARV—
A village in Yazd in the Yaghmish plain, 111| miles from Isfahan. The
village consists of 30 houses (160 people) and belongs partly to peasant
proprietors and is partly Wakf (sacred). Taxes 60 lumens. There is a
good clear spring of sweet water, from which a small stream leads to a
tank in the middle of the village. The spring only waters seven jaribs
in 24 hours. There are about 100 sheep and a few donkeys in the village.
There is a good deal of ground belonging to it, but not enough water for
cultivation.— (Preece, 1892.)
SAMAN—
A village in lower Silakhur, Burujird province, 36| miles from Burujird
on the road thence to Isfahan.— (Schindler.)
SAMANGAN—
A village, 9 miles from Sahneh between it and Kirmanshah.—(TayZor.
SAMAREH—Mahidasht.
“ gamareh is on the banks of the Mark and belongs to the heirs of Saiyid
Muhsin. Cultivation : ddimi. There is here a dam across the Marak and
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