'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎437r] (878/982)

8irCL (2 )—Lat. 29° 55' N. Long. 52° 15' E. Elev.
A village in Ears, 27 miles north-west of Shiraz, on the road to Behbe-
han, from which it is 111 miles distant. Supplies of grain, slaughter
cattle, fuel, and water are plentiful here.— {Jones.)
SHUL (3)— Lat. 30° N. Long. 51° 37' E. Elev.
The river Shul is said to come down the Tang-i-Khast from the Tangi-i-
Rudian, where it is called the Ab-i-Rudlan ; the stream is artificial, having
been cut for the benefit of the rice-fields ; the main river, running to Nurabad
and thence to Kazarun, being in fact no other than the Shahpur, marked
on the map as running into the sea north of Bushire. The trade to Shiraz
from Pul-i-Murd to Tang-i-Rudian and Shiraz goes for some distance along
the bank of the Shul.— {Baring — Wells.)
SHUL (4)—Lat. Long. Elev.
There are said to be six villages of this name i i or near the Tang-i-Shul
in Ears, between Khani Man and Dilkhun.—( Vaughan, 1891.)
SHUL (5)— Lat. 30° 17' N. Long. 52° T E. Elev.
A village and valley in Ears, near that of Kam Firuz. There are eight
< villages in the valley, the smallest hamlet, apparently, being called a village.
The mal-i-divani of Shul is 800 tumdns nominally, but about 1,200 are
exacted. Besides this—
For every 1,000 vine-roots .. ..
„ walnut tree .. .. ..
„ 4 apple or apricot trees
„ cow
tt sheep • • •• .. ,,
,, poll-tax ..
belongs toNasirullah Khan, Qashqai.— {Durand.)
SHUL (6)— Lat. 29° 29' N.; Long. 51° 10' E.
5 tumdns
4 krdn
1 do.
21 do.
1 do.
1 tumdn to 35 Jcrdns
The name of two separate villages in the plain of Khisht {q.v.).
SHUL (7)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Haiat Baud district of Ears, on the south side of a salt
stream which comes down fromtne Bibi Hakimeh hills. It contains some
400 houses inhabited by Lurs from the Behbehan province. Wheat and
barley are cultivated, and about 500 Hashim mans of gum, collected in
the hills, are exported annually. Ancient foundations are traceable
here.— {Foreign Department Gazetteer, 1905.)
SHtL (8)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A large village in the Liravi district of Ears, 6 to 7 miles north-north-west
of Behman Yari. A sheet of water, said to be fresh, is visible about 4 miles
south-west of the village. Inhabitants call themselves Lurs. Good water
from a well.— {Bailward, 1905.)
SHULGISTAN— Lat. 31° 23' 5"N.; Long. 52° 8'E.; Elev. 6,600'.
.— {St. John.)
A village in the province of Ears, 207 miles from Shiraz, on the post road
to Isfahan, from which it is distant 119 miles: the 9th caravan, and 10th