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TAP-TAR
TAPPER PATAK— Lat. Long. Elev.
A mound in the Pusht-i-Kuh of Luristan, passed on the road from Deh
Bala to Dizful, at 126 miles from the former. There are springs on the
south side of it ; and near it, and in the intervening plain between the
mound and the TalazI river to the west, is much irrigated land. Kurds,
with their flocks and herds, camp here from October to April. Crops of
« wheat grow in the spring, but from April to October, although grass, water
ai c fuel are procurable, there are no supplies to be had. It is consider
ed by Rawlinson to mark the site of ancient Badaca,— {Burton, Septem-
her 1897.)
TAQJABAD (1)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Anar district {q.v.) of Kirman.
TAQIABAD (2)— Lat. 31° 42' N. Long. 54° 35' E. Elev.
A village in Yazd, about 6 miles from Sar-i-Yazd, on the road thence to
Yazd.— {Gill.)
TAQl KHANl— LaT. 27° 16 N. Long. 55' 23° E. Elev.
A caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). and 2 birkhes in Luristan, 57| miles from Bandar Abbas,
on the road to Lar.
It is situated close to the left bank of the Shivinavan river, which here
flows through a ravine 200 to 250 yards broad, w r ith steep precipitous
sides. A cistern near the caravaiiserai contains good water, and on the
opposite side of the river is a second cistern, which, according to native ^
report, also holds sweet water.— {Butcher, April 1888.)
TAQ-I-MANl (TUG-I-MANI)— Lat. Long. Elev.
A peak in the southern extension of the Glalan mountains in Luristan : on
the top of it were some chambers hewn into the rock, and Mam, the painter,
was there hidden for a year before appearing to his disciples as a young
man.— {Schindler.)
TAQ-I-PAIN— Lat: 34° 28' N. Long. 46° 4' E. Elev.
A small village at the foot of the Taq-i-Gira pass on the caravan route
from Baghdad to Kirmanshah. It is inhabited by Sunni Kurds, and can
ill spare any supplies. On the occasion of the Shah’s visit the road on this
route was improved, and is now quite fit for the transport of troops.
Half-way up the ascent of the Taq-i-Gira pass there is an old marble
arch, which, according to the inhabitants of that district, was erected for
. the shelter of the soldiers of King Kahusrau by Farhad, the lover of lovely ^
Queen Shirin.
TAQ-I-SHlRlN— Lat. 34° 28' N. Long. 346° 6 ' E.
A Roman looking arch, half-way up a pass between Karind and Sar-i-pu^
in Kirmanshah.— {Gerard.)
TARABAD (1)—
A village in Kirman, near Mashiz {q. v.).