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a tremendous gorge into the plain of Bagh-i-Malik ; at this place are the
ruins of a town of some extent. These remains consist chiefly of roughly
hewn stones, united by cement.— (Layard — deBode).
BULAGi(?)— Lat. Long. Elev.
A plain in the province of Ears, which extends from Qavvamabad to Mash-
had-i-Madar-i-Sula'man on the Shiraz-Yazd road. It is quite level and com
pletely surrounded by mountains. A fine stream of water flows through it to
the south, and the soil is good ; but the level of the plain being con der-
ably higher than that of the stream, irrigation would be difficult. Near
the hills the plain is stony and unsuited for cultivation.— (MacGngor.)
BULAITl, vide GARGAR (AB-I-).
BULAK (AB-I-), vide ALBULAQ.
BtJLAWAS (River)—Elev. (at ’Ala Khurshid) 2,150'.
A considerable stream in BakLtiarl land, also known as the Jibur. It rises
in the Kuh-i-Bulawas, a spur or off-shoot of the great Kuh-i-Mangasht,
some 20 mil s south-east of Kaleh-i-Tul. It is fed by two small streams,
the Ab-i-Jalal and the Sard Ab, near ’Ala Khurshid, ar d by several others
latm in its course of some 30 miles south-east and east. It then makes a bend
to the south, leaving the ph-in of Tuleh to the west, and flows past Ramuz,
finally emptying iteself into the Jarrahi river, about 15 miles south of
that place after a total course of some 60 miles. Nea-r Ramuz it runs
in a bed half anile wide of shingle and boulders, with a breadth of 70
yards and a depth of 3^ feet, and with a strong current .—{Foreign Depart
ment Gazetteer, 1905— Arbuthnot, 1905.)
BULDAGIR, vide CHIGHA KHUR and BULDAJl.
BULDAJI— Lat. 31° 57' N. Long. 51° 12' E. Elev.
A village of 400 huts in the Chehar Mahal district, 13 miles east of
Chighakhur. It is situated at the junction of two valleys, one from Chi-
ghakhur, the other from Gahrud. The two valleys are separated by a
slight ridge, on which is the iwmmzadeA of Hanifa ’All. Hert the roads
meet from Isfahan via, Safid Dasht, and from the same via Shalamzar ; also
the roads from Burujan and Ganduman. About 4 miles east of Chigha
khur, a rocky spur is reached, and a dam holding up a large body of water.
When the water is low it is possible to get round the spur in shallow water,
otherwise a very steep and difficult path, about 100 feet high, has to
be followed. The village of Buldaji is watered by channels from this dam.
There are also several small springs of drinking water. Around and in
the broad valley is much corn land (reaped at the end of August); there are
some willows, but no other trees. To the south are the ruins of a well-built
Armenian village, whose inhabitants evacuated it in 1902 and moved into the
neighbourhood of Gandaman. The village is well suited for defence.
The walls are strong and the houses loopholed. There are several towers.
Part of the village is a fort-like enclosure. A vast number of sheep are pas
tured here in summer, moving towards Ram Hormuz at the end of August.
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