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NAK-NAL
NAKNIH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Faxs, two stages off Qumislieh on the road to Behbehan,
which is eight stages distant.— (Wells.)
NAKSH-I-BAHRAM-Lat. 30° 1' N. Long. 50° 39' E. Elev.
A famous rock in the Sahra-i-Bahram plain, 20 miles north oi Kazarun
in Ears, and a few miles south of the Naubandagan ruins.—(Ate Aorie.)
NAKSH-I-DlRAB— Lat. Long. Elev
A rock and a fine bas-relief in Fars. It lies behind the hills south of
Darab town in a sort of bay in the hills, above a very fine, clear pool
of water. —{Preece 1884.)
NAKSH-I-RAJAB— Lat. Long. Elev.
Some celebrated Sassanian bas-reliefs near Persepolis in Fars. On the
south side of the entrance to the gorge of the Palvar river (called
lower the Band-Amir) are the precipices m which they- are excavated,
while on the northern side of the valley are those of Naksh-i-Rustam.
(Ussher.)
NAKSH-I-RUSTAM— Lat. Long. Elev.
The name of some celebrated sculptures near Persepolis in Fars. They
are carved out of the precipices on the north side of the gorge or val ey ot
th 3 Pulvar river, called lower down the Band Amir. The plain between
them and the Naksh-i-Rajab on the southern side imperfectly flat and
intersected by numerous watercourses. Monier and Ussher give a detail
ed account of the figures, and Doctor Andreas has lately found some
cuneiform inscriptions of Darius. (Ussher Durand.)
NAKSH-I-TIMUR— Lat. Long. Elev.
A building, so called, near the base of the Kutal-i-Dukhtar pass in Fars,
between it and the town of Kazarun, from which it is 7 miles south-east.
(St. John.)
RALISHKUNAN—
4 stream in the Bakhtiari country, rising in the Zarran range between the
Zrrrin and Tap-i-Chirakhun valley. It forms one of the sources of the
Zindeh Rud, which it joins before entering the Tang-i-Gaz.—(Sawyer, 18JO.)
XA’L SHIKAN.— Lat! 32° 21'N. ;Long. 48° 18' E. Elev. 5,880 Bell 5,450 .
A pass leading out of the Chimishk valley near Khurramabad^ In 1884
Bell described the ascent from the Dizful side as very difficult, but snor ,
over steps of rocks and boulders, while the descent on the Khurramabadside
was by an easy gradient over red clay. It is now ascended from the soutti
by a good road with easy gradients. In fact the pass, which by its ^ name
would lead one to think it was a very bad one, is now one of the easiest on
the road between Dizful and Khurramabad. It has been so improved a
it has completely lost all right to its name. There is a camping-ground
watered by a small stream at the foot of the pass. _ , 1
Thermometer on 19th April, shortly after sunset, with a cold wind blow
ing 50°.