'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎292v] (589/706)

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SUB—SIAM
from the Purau mountain ; suppl es plentiful. There a^e la-ge flocks of
sheep and goats and a number of donkeys. Camp room on the b^oad plain.
The village contains 60 houses and is the property of' sons of Tmad-ud-
Dauleh. The inhabitants are Kurds of mixed tribes.— (Barton.)
SIABI SUFL.A lower—Elev. 4,460'.
A village of 40 houses 2 miles to the north of the main K rmanshah road,
7| miles east of the city. The water-supply is good ; the plain round is well
cultivated and contains good grazing; wood and g ass procu able f om
the Para i mountain 2 nvles to the n^rth. The i’ habitants are Kurds ' f
different tubes. The village is the property of the sons of the late Tmad-ud-
Dauleh.— (Burton .)
IIHBAND—
A large village on the Kudbind stream, some 40 miles f; om lehran near the
road thence to Fi uzkuh.— (Napier.)
SI AH CHIA or CHIQA— Elev. 5,0(0'.
Stands on the L ft bank of the Ab-i-Mark on the road f-om Harunab.nd
to Kirmanshah via Tang-i-Shuvan. Adjacent is a mound, the site of
former ancient buildings. There are 10 permanent houses only, increased
in summer bv the same number of nomad huts. Water from the Ab-i-
Mark and a spring. Cultivation and grazing round : no fuel in the vicinity.
Ample camp room : and supplies from this and adjacent villages of Najaf
Khan Kila, Kamas, Zeilan, etc., on the Mahidasht plain. The village is
owned and peopled by Saiyids.— (Burton.)
SIAH DAHAN— Elev. 3,942'.
A village 18£ miles south-west of KazvTn. A mail coach might be
driven along the road across the plain from Siahdahan to Kazvln. Over
200 houses. There is a chdpdrkhdneh here.— (Schindler.)
SI AH DARREH—
A narrow valley traversed by the road from Kandula (Kirmanshah) to
Sinneh, lying north-east of and parallel to the Balisht valley, Kirmanshah.
It takes its name from the village of Siah Darrell near its head. Jtslen - h
from the Khana 1 a pa*s at its head to where entered by the road is
5 miles. Below Siah Darreh v illage it is narrow, drained by a plentiful
stream with 100 yards of field on either bank. The ^ surrounding hills
are bare of trees. Above Siah Darreh the valley spreads into several arms,
running up r to black shaly hills with steep sides and rounded tops. Some
of these valleys hold vrater, trees and cultivation. The village of Siah
Darreh consists of 30 houses, Kurds, owning large flocks and herds ; good
water-supply ; fair area of crops, and some trees, fruit and poplar. Good
grazing ; cowdung fuel only.— (Burton.)
SIAH DARVISHAN—
A stream falling into the Gulf of Eneali (q.v.)