'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎299v] (603/706)

SUM—SUR
686 SUM—SUR
SUMUCHA—
A sluggish stream in Azarbalj an, flowing eastwards into the north-west end
of Lake Urumieh in Azarbaijan. It is crossed 24 miles west by south
west of Tas'ij, on the road to Raushan.—(Gerard.)
SUNAS—
A pass on the border of Kurdistan leading to Sulaimanleh in Turkey. It
is quite impassable for many months owing to snow —-{Travers )
SUN-I-BfDl—
A village m lower Silakhur, 34f miles from Burujird on the road to Isfa
han.— {ochmdler.)
SUNQUR—
A flourishing agricultural town of 2,000 houses and 40 shops, unwalled
lies m a well cultivate I valley which contains many villages; it is about,
miles from Kmnan iah in that province and on the caravan road to
labnz. A tew carpets are manufactured here.
The district of Sunqur which commences at Gidakanu consists of two
valleys that of the Gavehrud undulating and bare, showing a few villages,
and large stretches of excellent corn land, and that of the Shajurud in which
lies the town of Sangar, level, well-watered and covered with villages,
gardens and plantations. There are said to be in this district, including
hamlets m the mountains, 153 villages, of which 20 have a hundred houses
and upwards. The average of the whole is about 30 houses. The people
raise and export considerable quantities of graih, chiefly to Hamadin and
the barren tracts beyond.
The Kurdish nomads of this district having the command of extensive
pastures, rear a large numbers of smal hardy horses and mules. Forage
and fuel plentiful.— {Napier.) b
Apart from gram a certain amount of cotton is yearly sown. The inhabit
ants are mostly Kuban J
The Kubai chiefs are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Sunqur,
to whom they are answerable for the revenue '
1902 6 reVenUe ° f th6 KUm diStrict was ’ 17 ’ 000 ^ the year
Sunqur is divided into four quarters or mahallahs, namely Hadareh, Pireh
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SUNQURABAD—Elev. 4,100'.
Tphr 5 n a nnT} llage a P^V 101186 in the KazvIn district; 33 miles from
The hills are 4miles distant
f 0 f;b an d the plain has little water. The village derives its name
from the Turkish sunqur a folcon”. —{Schindler.)
SURAB, or AB-I-SHlRWlN (^.v.)—
Ttt 70 v«T.!? a K eSt ?i rn flo wing westwards to Turkish territory,
toPflnivm n° a . an l u ®f f^dable 7 miles from Sarambal on the read
(Q erarc l} PP 0S1 e ie ford a road strikes off by Bisartan to Sulaimanieh.