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ZAJHCHIHABAD—
A village, 8 miles west of Marragh, on the road from Tehran to Rama
dan, which is 54 miles distant.— [Taylor.)
ZAKHRAIN, 7 or SAKHRAIN (?)—
ZAHRlN, )
A village 15 miles beyond Zinjan, in the district of Khamseh, on the road
thence to Mianeh via Armughaneh.—(CAamr ain.)
ZAKIRLU—
The name, of a ford, and small Kurdish village of 30 houses in the rocks
lining the river’s edge, on the Aras, 12| miles above Arab. A good road
runs from Maku through here to the Kivraq valley (for Erivan). The place
had a bad reputation for smuggling. The banks here rise 8 to 10 feet above
the water, but are broken in many places, leaving an easy path to the river
level. Many fords exist hereabouts in summer, and the river can be
crossed as late as September without difficulty, after that in special places
known only to local guides. This route was at one time much used by
merchants and others travelling from the south to Kivraq and Erivan, and
communication was always maintained at high water by mussuk rafts.
Since the opening of the Arab ferry, however, it has been entirely closed.—
(Picot, 1894.)
ZAL— Elev. 4 , 200 '.
A village in Azarbaijan, 15 miles from Julfa on the road to Tabriz. The
village lies about 1 mile to the west of the road, and is the usual halting place
for caravans. Supplies are fairly plentiful.—(Pfico/, 1894.)
ZAL AN CAMP— Elev. 4,860'.
The summer residence of Habibullah Khan of the Jaff Kurds of Juanrud.
Is a bare stony valley at the source of the Lusha river between the Sara-
ban and Mamakura mountains. The district is called Zalan or Bird-i-
^The camp of the Khan consists of about 100 huts of wood with bough
roofs. A large number of mares, cattle, sheep and goats are pastured on
the higher slopes of the mountains, where grass is abundant and there is
much oak forest. The stream at the camp is scanty, but | a mile down
the valley is an abundant spring of fine water forming the principal source
of the Lusha river : along its banks also is the cultivation of the camp, and
scattered huts. A road from Juanrud to the Zimkan passes the camp,
used, it is needless to say, only by the Jaff trihe.—(Burton.)
ZALAZIL—
A mud fort of Azarbaijan lying south of the Sarda-Rud river, and 9 miles
south of Tabriz, on the road to Maraghch.—(AapAr.)
ZALU AB—
A small valley, 20 miles from Kirmanshah, north-north-east, on the
road to Kandula : it is bounded on all sides by hills, grassy, and containing
small trees and scrub : to the south, the Parau mountain rises steeply to
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