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DAULIA DAD MUHAMMAD—
A village on the eastern frontier of Khorasan, on the left bank of the
Hari Rud, 50 miles east-nor’-east of Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam. Population,
20 families of Baluchis.
DAULIA FAQIR MUHAMMAD—
A village on the eastern frontier of Khorasan, 54 miles east-nor’-east of
Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam, near the left bank of the Hari Rud, with a popula
tion of 50 Baluchi families.
This village, as also Daulia Pul-i-KhishtI and Daulia Dad Muhammad,
was formerly inhabited by Turkomans. After the conquest of Turkistan
by the Russians these left the neighbourhood, and the present occupants
migrated from Sistan some 15 years ago.— {Sykes, 1905.)
DAULIA PUL-I-KHISHTI—
A small hamlet near the eastern frontier of Khorasan, 47 miles east-
nor’-east of Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam near the left bank of the Hari Rud.
Population, 5 families of Baluchis.— {Sykes, November 1905.)
DAY AND PASS— Lat. 37° 26' 0 "; Long. 58° 32' 0"; Elev. 3,300'.— (Ya^er.)
A pass on the northern and upper road from Darrch Gaz to Kuchan. It has
an elevation above the valley of 900 feet, and a total height of 3,300 feet.
The road is good, and might with little difficulty be made practicable for
guns ; the ascent being for the most part easy. No more practicable route
than the above from the Atak of Darreh Gaz to the plateau, and thence to
the plain to Kuchan, exists anywhere to the east of Kuchan.— {Napier.)
DAVARZAN—
A village of 150 houses in the Mazinan sub-district of Sabzawar, in Khora
san, 3 miles north-east of Mazinan, at the foot of the southern slope of the
Jaghatai hills and to the right of the Sabzawar-Shahrud road. It has many
fine trees and its contingent of tufangchis towards the 200 of the Mazinan
district is 35. To the south of the village the country slopes to the salt
desert .—{Bellew ; Schindler.)
DAVlN or DiviN—
A village and fort in Northern Khorasan, about 24 miles from Kuchan
on the road to Bujnurd. It has about 100 houses, and the fort is situated
on an isolated mound about 100 feet above the village ; but it is
commanded to the west by a low ridge, which runs out into the valley
from the main range of the Qaran Dagh. There is a large expanse of wheat
cultivation here, while the gardens contain quantities of vines grown chiefly
for raisins. There is a large demand for them for the Russian market.
There are plenty of poplar trees, but not many apricot trees. Almonds,
grain, wool and cotton are exported to Russia.
There is a mule track from this village to Askhabad which is reached in
three days.— {H. M. Temple.)