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VARC—VARK
VARCHAU—
A small village stream and cultivation between Khumain and Sultan-
abad.— (Coningham, 1889.)
VARCHEH PAIN—
An Armenian village, 11 miles from Khumain on the road to Sultan-
abad consisting of 30 houses, 180 people. There is one kandt ; 32,500 lbs.
of grain are sown yearly ; 25 pairs of oxen for the plough. Taxes 75
til-mans. It belongs to Saram-ud-Dauleh, the Ziihus-Sultan’s nephew. Carpet
weaving is carried on.— (Preece, 1893.)
VARCHEH BALA—
A Muhammadan village, 12b miles from Khumain on the road to
Sultanabad, containing 100 houses, 500 people. There are 50 pairs oxen
for the plough ; 65,000 lbs. of grain are sown yearly. Taxes 600 tumdns.
It belongs to Saram-ud-Dauleh, the Ziil-us-Sultan’s nephew. Carpet
weaving is carried on for the European firms in Sultanabad.— {Preece, 1893.)
VARDEH.— See DARGA HORCOT.
VARDEH—
A flourishing village, on the road between Tehran and Hamadan,
about 77 miles from the former, surrounded by poplar trees and gardens,
on a lofty site, but enclosed by hills on three sides.— {Taylor.)
VARGAN, or VARGUN—
A village 10 miles south west of Isfahan (Julfa) on the road to Shushtar.
It is situated on the left bank of the Zindeh-Rud. There is a bridge called
the Pul-i-Vargun, 150 yards long and 12 feet wide ; its arches, 18 in
number, are of brick ; maximum span from 20 to 25 feet. The piers are
of stone, the parapet is low, waterway 8 to 10 feet; banks low and of clay ;
there are rapids below the bridge, at which a few mills are worked.— {Bell ;
Schindler.)
VARGAR—Eiev. 4,310'.
A village of 20 houses situated on the right bank of the Gamasiab
river, just below where it is crossed by the Harsin road ford and a flying
bridge ; forms part of the Hajiabad property of Zahlr-ul-Mulk of Kir-
manshah. Cultivation around, but no trees. Sheep and goats are pas
tured on the plain. The people are Zanganeh Kurds.— {Barlow.)
VARINJEH—
A village in Azarbaijan on the headwaters of the Shisavan river and
6 miles north-east of Ajabshir, between Gugan and Bunab.— {Schindler.)
VARJAN (also VARGUN and VARJANEH)—
A village of about a hundred houses, 14 miles south of Qum, in the Kuhis*
tan District. Five fruit gardens. Water from kwidts. — {Schindler.)
VARKANEH—
A Village on the Ab-i-Valpan, about 11 miles south-east of Hamadan.
{Schindler.)