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SULAIMANIEH (1)— See Karaj—(P alan)—L at. 35° 47' 43"; Long. 50° 59'.
SULAIMANlEH (2)— Elev. 4,370'.
A residence of Zahid-ul-Mulk of Kirmanshali standing on the right bank
of the Gamasiab river on the plain of Hajiabad ; | mile below is the ford
of the Harsin road. On the left bank of the river runs a bare spur at the
foot of which is the village of Rizarud and groves of willow trees.
Sulaimanieh is square-walled, the sides being 200 yards in length castel
lated, and with corner flanking towers : the whole built of brick.—
{Burton.)
SULDUZ—
The district of south-west Azarbaljan lying south and south-west of Lake
Urumieh. It is separated from the Ushnu district by a barrier of rising
ground. It is a fine, rich, well-watered district, of about 20 miles, by 16
miles, chiefly of flat fertile land, inhabited by two tribes of Kurds, Kara
Papak and Bilbas, all notorious thieves. Good horses are bred in this
district. In March 1911 there were 4 battalions and 6 mountain guns of
the Turkish army in the j^ulduz district.—(Travers ; Thielmann ; War
Office, Persia.)
RULDUZ-CHAl—
A river in Azarbaijan crossed on the road from Sheikh Ahmad to Sauj
Bulagh, 22 miles north of the latter. It is crossed by a stone bridge of
3 arches to which the road makes a curious loop. The river seemed deep
and unfordable. It is also called the Gadar-Chai and flows into Lake
Urumieh.
SULEHDEH.— Lat. 36° 35' 0". Long. 52° 9' W.-{Walker.)
A river in Mazandaran, 2| miles west of Izadeh, and forming the boun
dary between Kalar Kustaq and Nur. It is somewhat deeper than the
Izadeh river, and native boats ascend it in the spring.
At its mouth is a village of the same name, and opposite the village is
a sand-hill of considerable size, forming a conspicuous landmark from the
sea.— {Holmes ; Pushchin.)
SULHABAD—
A village 17| miles south of Damghan, on the road to Frat.—(Scfo'wfe)
SULHABADU.—
The little Sulhabad, a village 12 miles south of D&mghan—{Schindler .)
SULTANABAD (1)— !
A palace of the Shah, in Shamran, 8 miles north of Tehran.
It is comparatively recent, and on a grand scale. It lies some 600' higher
than Gulahak, in the midst of a noble garden, where poplars and planes give
ample shade and mulberries, plums, apples, and cherries can be gathered in
abundance. . ,
Streams of clear water run by the sides of the valleys, and fountains, witn
pellucid basins, fill up the vista in various directions, while a great tank a
hundred yards long by 60 feet broad and 8 or 9 feet deep, occupies t e
centre. Above this stands a large summer-house. For a full description of
the place, Stack’s volumes are referred to. — {Stack.)