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ASGHARAN, see ASKERUN—
’ASHIRAT—
A term applied to the wild tribes on the Turko-Persian frontier who do
not pay any tribute.— (Stuart.)
ASHGIRD or ASHJIRD— Lat. 33° O' 30". Long. 50° 27'.
Is the second village in the Faridan district, on the road from Isfahan to
Burujird, and 3 miles north-east of Daran. There is fine pasturage in
the neighbourhood, but the pasture-lands are covered with snow in the win
ter, and cattle have to be kept indoors.— (Schindler.)
ASHIAN—
One of the five parishes of the Lljan buluk of Isfahan. It is situated on
both sides of the Ziudeh Rud and contains the following villages : Riz,
Cham Girdan, Bisinjan, Nukehran or Nukran, Cham Asman. Niadjan,
Varivamkhast, gih Deh, Eraleh Masihi, Kaleh Musulman, Pel-leh Kaleh,
also called Hujjatabad.— (Schindler.)
ASHKANAN, vide ISHKANAN.
ASIAB — Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Southern ’Arabistan, 5 miles north of Shlrabad, on the
Lu’ jir canal. It is inhabited by some 600 Lakis, who cultivate grain and
own about 200 sheep. It contains 120 houses.— ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer,
1908.)
ASlR—L at. 27° 42' N. Long. 52° 47' E. Elev. 2,097'.
A village in the south-west of Pars, about 25 miles from .lam on the road
to Lar, situated on the northern side of the valley, near the foot of the range
Kuh-i-Zalarm. The town which contains about 150 inhab’ted houses
and a population, roughly, of 600, is covered on the south-west side by the
ruins of old houses. The fort of Asir is large and substantially built of stone,
with towers at the four corners. There are 12 cisterns near the foot of Kilh-
i-Zalami, immediately to the north of the town. Of these, four are fit to
hold water, but, at the present time (1888), two only are in use. The water
from the well inside Asir itself is brackish, but good from the numberless
brigation wells that dot the valley to the south. A moderate amount of
supplies are available, but fuel is scanty. There a:e go.d grazing and a
good camping-ground here.
There is a road from here to Tahiri on the coast, general direction west by
south, distance 25 miles.
Ross says that Asir is a district of Fars, and produces wheat, barley,
tobacco, dates and gram.— (Ross — Butcher, 1888.)
ASKALEH, vide KARUN (River).
’ASKARAN— Lat. 32° 51' N ; Long. 50° 50' 40". Elev. 7,267'.
A small village, 58 miles from Isfahan on the road to Burujird, occupied
by Armenians. Opposite to it on the slopes of Mount Ahmad Raza there
are a little building and a spring.— (Schindler — Preece.)