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NADIR TAPPER—
See “ Tappeh-i-Nadiri.”— (Maula BaJchsh.)
NAFTA—
A village on the Kalat-i-Nadiri plateau, north-eastern Khorasan, situated
on its north-bank, and Smiles from Kalat. It is inhabited by about 50
Kurdish Arab and Persian families, who own 100 cattle and seme goats.
The annual production of wheat and barley in normal years is 500
Jcharwdrs .—(Aupi'er j Otanoffsky, 1891, Smyth, 1906.)
NAFT-I-DARBAND—
See “ Darband-i-Nafta.”— {Maula Bakhsh.)
NAGINEH or NlGANAN—
A village in Khorasan on the eastern confines of the Dasht-i-Kavir, con
sisting of 150 houses, about 48 miles from Deh-i-Muhammad, on the road
from Tabas to Turbat-i-Haidari. Outside it, and commanding it from
the south-west, is a good caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). , solidly constructed of burnt brick.
The building is 65 yards square, the walls are about 23 feet high and 3 to
4 feet thick at the base. It has a masonry roof, 1 foot thick at its thinnest
point Round the roof, which is 18 feet wide, runs a parapet as high as
one’s waist. It is loop-holed at intervals of 4 feet. Water plentiful from
five qandts and three springs. ... t • -a t. x j
There seem to be about 200 acres of cultivation here, chiefly wheat and
tobacco ; the latter goes to Tehran. There are a number of fruit trees
and gardens about. Large numbers of pilgrims pass this way en route to
Meshed.
Transport. —Camels 60 ; asses 200.
Supplies.— Cow 150 ; sheep 2,000. Fuel is plentiful and comes from
the mountains to the west.
There are four flour-mills worked by water. There are two crops annually,
one of wheat and one of tobacco. The wheat crop was gathered at about
the end of June. There are excellent camping-grounds to the north and
west of this for a large force.—(Lawman, 1887.)
NAIBAND— Elev. 3 , 4 : 00 '.-{Mohi-ud-Din.)
A picturesque village of about 400 inhabitants ; it lies 130 miles from
Biriand 176 miles from Kirman, on the western border of Khorasan. It
is perched upon a crag and built in the form of a fort. Many of the
houses have watch-towers, the position having been chosen entirely with
a view to defence against the Baluchis. The inhabitants are gree from tax
ation. It has a small spring of good water, but the amount of ground fit
for cultivation is very small indeed. Small quantities of wheat and bar ey
are grown ; but the principal product is dates. The chief resource of the
people is selling provisions to the caravans, which pass through ; pilgrims
from Kirman going via Tun to Meshed, and merchandise going from Yazd