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GAN—GAR
GANDlB (No. 1)—
The same as the Ab-i-Tash [q. v.). Is a stream in Shainud-Bustam,
known as the Gandab in its upper course. The read below the SI: ah Kuh
pass and Chilchilian pass follows it to Tash village.— (Napier.)
A stream in the Astarabad district flowing from the Chilchilian pass
south-west. It is joined by the Tash stream at the ruined serai Robat-i-
Marghzar, about 15 miles south-west of Shahrud.— (MacGregor.)
GANDAB (No. 2)—
A barren defile in Khorasan, about 20 miles from Shahrud, on the road
to Astarabad. A clear, fresh stream runs down it.— (Napier.)
GANDAB (No. 3)—
A spring in Khorasan near Chashmeh-i-’Ali, and 7 miles from Chardeh.
The spring, whose name signifies “dug water,” issues from a deep cut in
the side of a small hillock. The water is of a dirty yellowish hue, and
intensely salt and bitter.— (Holmes.)
GANJA—
A village on the northern border of Khorasan on the bank of the Atrak.
It lies 18 miles east of Chat which is the junction of the Chandir and
Atrak rivers on the road from Chikishlyar to Bujnurd, distant about 100 miles
from the latter place. Water, fuel and forage are abundant.— (MacGregor.)
GARAB or GARRAB—
One of the northern sub-divisions of the Sabzawar district in Khorasan.
It consists of 8 villages extending from the foot of the hills north-west of
Sabzawar ; it is well watered by springs and qandts, and has wood plan
tations and orchards. Silk and cotton are raised .—(Mania Bakhsh ; Napier.)
GARATI— Elev. 3,350'.
A village in the Bam-Safiabad district of Khorasan, 11 miles from
Nasrabad and 9 miles from Qasimabad. It contains about 40 families of
Bughiri- Turks and is situated in the middle of what is a prolongation of
the Safiabad valley It is the last village in the Safiabad district, and
shortly below it the Bam and Safiabad streams unite and run down togethei
toward Jajarm.—(G. E. Yate.)
GAKDANEH-I-GURGAB-
A pass about 4 miles from Gulistan on the road to Nardin in Khorasan.
It leads over a spur of the Kuh-i-Zarivan, and by it one enters the
Nardin (Schindler.) «
GARDANEH-I-KALLEH MINlR—
See Kallehi Minar.
GARDANEH-l-KHUSHK Zt—
A somewhat difficult pass over a saddle, which joins the Aleh Dagh and
the Kuh-i-Buhar at the eastern end of the Dasht-i-Shaughan in Khorasan.
The little plateau on the top of the pass is called Takht-i-Khan ; there is
also a spring called Chashmeh-i-Khan. Some distance south-east from here