'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME I' [‎6v] (17/820)

ABDAVA or ’ABDlVAR— Lat. 37° 25' 0"; Long. 57° 46' 0*.
A village at the boundary of the Kuchan district, 8 miles south-west
of Shirvan, in northern Khorasan.— [Intelligence Division, War Office ;
MacGregor.)
ABDAVAN—
A village in the Darzab sub-division of the Sabzawar district of Meshed,
belonging to the shrine of Imam Riza. Water good. Supplies procurable.
—[Mania Bakhsh.)
’ABDULABAD (No. 1)-
A village in the Gulmakan sub-division of the Meshed district of Khorasan-
Water good. Supplies procurable in small quantities.—(dfawZa Bakhsh.)
’ABDULABAD (No. 2)—
A village on the road between Turbat-i-Haidari and Bjjistan. It con
tains 500 houses.— [H. D. Napier.)
’ABDULABAD (No. 3)— Elev. 2,900'.
A village in the Bujnurd district of Khorasan, 9 miles from the town of
Bujnhrd. It contains about 60 families of Shadillus and stands on the
banks of the Atrak river.— [C. E. Yate.)
’ABDULLAHABAD (No. 1)— Lat. 35° 2' 0* ; Long. 58° 50' 0"; Elev.
2,950.'— (W alker .)
The chief of a group of villages in the Turbat-i-Haidari district of Khora
san called Mahvilat, the others being Eaizabad on the south-east, Dughabad
on the north-east, and Mihna or, according to Rozario, Hasanabad on the
east, and Ahmadabad on the north-west, with numerous small villages as
dependencies. It is situated 32 miles south-west of Turbat-i-Haidari,
and contains about 400 families. Bellew calls it a charming place and
renowned for its gardens and fruits, viz., apple, quince, jujube, and
others ; above all, for its silk, which in a good year yields 30,000 tumdns
(or £12,000), and is sent in its raw state to Meshed to be worked up there.
There is a strong tower, surrounded by a ditch at Abdullahabad, now fallen
into a state of decay. W ater is abundant from a fine kdriz, likewise sup
plies.— [Goldsmid ; Euan-Smith', Bellew, Rozario.)
’ABDULLAHABAD (No. 2)—
A village in Khorasan on the road from Tabas to Sultanabad (Turshiz)
and 34 miles from Zang-i-Chah. It occupies a portion of the site of a city
called Firuzabad, said to have been destroyed by Timur. There are some
remains of fine brick mindrs of ancient mosques still standing,and the posi
tions of the ancient gateways, many miles apart, can still be traced. There
is also an ancient Zoroastrian fire-temple built of small bricks, now used
as a mosque. The plain of Turshiz, in which this village stands, is very
fertile. Wherever water is brought great crops of grain are produced, and
all sorts of fruit and vegetables are plentiful and good. The Turshiz district
is eelebrated for its grapes.— [Stewart.)