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SHAJtJ RUD—
A brook 1\ miles south of Sunqur, north-east of Kirmanshah, flowing
west, it is crossed by the Tabriz-Kirmanshah road about 54 miles from,
(he latter place. The valley of the Shajii Rud is level, well watered and
covered with villages, gardens and plantations.— (Napier.)
SHALAMZAR (1)—
A village in the Chahar Mahali district at the foot of the Pasbandi Pass
and 25 miles from Kahr-i-Rukh ; it is on the right of the road from Isfahan
to Shushtar, 67| miles from Isfahan.— (Schindler.)
A village and plain in Chahar Mahal, elevation 650', which belongs to
the Bakhtiaii chiefs. The Isfahan-Shushtar road crosses the plain.
There are 400 houses with 1,600 inhabitants, 96 pair of oxen for ploughing;
45,000 lbs. of grain are sown here yearly, there are also 3,000 sheep. It
is watered by the river which works three miles.— (Preece.)
SHALAMZAR (2) (i.e., Shalghamzar, turnip-field)—
A village 8 miles from Yangi Imam, half way between Tehran and Kaz-
vin and | mile from Hlv.— (Schindler.)
SHALGAN—
A village about 20 miles from Saveh, on the road to Tehran.— (Abbott.)
52 miles south-west of Tehran,-and 1| from Faizabad.
SHALGHAMABAD—
A village in the Zarand district, south of Mamunieh (q.v.) — (Schindler.
SHAK MAIDAN—-See GAMAKAVU.
SHALlABAD—Elev. 4,800'.
A village in Kirmanshah about 30 miles north-west of Kirmanshah city.
It contains about 30 houses inhabited by Jafs ; it is on the left bank of
the Kara Su and touches the river, whose banks in this neighbourhood
are lined with a thick growth of willow bushes and good trees. Water
good from the river. There are traces of a large fort adjoining the town ;
grazing good ; firewood in moderate quantities from the river banks. Sup
plies : 100 cows, 600 sheep and goats. Roads run from here to Juanrud
and Kirmanshah, distant 22| and 32J miles respectively.— (Vaughan.)
It belonged formerly by right of inheritance, to ’Ali Asghar Khan, Ashraf-
ul-Mulk, but now 1 as several owners, who acquired it by purchase.
It has very little water and in summer it frequently happens that the in
habitants have to fetch their water from Rawansar one farsakh away.
Near the village stands a ruined building of stone said to be the burial
place of Vis or Avis, a legendary person. On a hill a little further away
stands a tree that never sheds its leaves and is always full of pigeons, and
it is a strange fact that no droppings of the birds have ever been seen
under it. Lights have been seen near the tree at night and no one can say
whence they come. These wonders are ascribed to a Shaikh Sara.—
(Schindler, 1902.)