'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎604v] (1213/1278)

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KUH—KUH
KUH-I-KALLAR— Lat. Long. Elev.
A range in the southern Bakhtiari country, joining at its eastern extremity
to the Sabz Kuh, and attaining an altitude of over 12,000 feet. It is of
more rugged and barren character than the Sabz Kuh.— {Sawyer, 1890.)
KUH-I-KAM FlRUZ— Lat. 30° 29' 37" N.; Long.. 51° 59' 7" E. ; Elev
12,230/
A range of mountains covered with perpetual snow in Ears, commencing
about 60 miles north-west of Shiraz and running north-west and south
east. It is marked in the maps as (?) 16,000 feet, but Baring does not think
it can be so high.— {Baring.)
KUH-I-KARMASTH—
KUH-I-KARTANG— Lat. Long. Elev.
A mountain in Ears to the north of Shumbeh.— {Ross.)
KUH-I-KHAK-I-SARI—
A range of hills of the eastern end of the Faridan district, to the right of
the road from Isfahan to Burujird.— {Schindler.)
KUH-I-KHAN— Lat. Long. Elev.
One of the peaks of the Raushan Kuh range in Ears.— {Preece, 1892.)
KUH-I-KHURMUJ— {Left 'peak) Lat. 28° 43' 20" ; Long. 51° 27' 47" ; Elev.
6,430'.
A grand peak of the maritime range bordering the Dashti district of
Ears, some 6 miles north-east of Khurmuj town. It is also called Kuh-i-
Bairaml. The peak is a huge mass of limestone having a quaquaversal
dip, and is sometimes crowned with snow for 2 or 3 days in winter. It
is seen over all the ranges on the coast of Ears, until close in shore, and
to a distance of more than 80 miles. From the westward it runs in a long,
convex ridge, but when bearing east-south-east the ridge is seen end on,
and it forms a fine peak with a long, rounded slope on the north side. It
is 22 miles from the coast, just above Burial and bears from that peak north
east. From Bushire it bears south-east by east, f east on which bearing
its form is particularly remarkable.— {Constable — Stiffe — Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Pilot—Foreign Department Gazetteer, 1905.)
KUH-I-KHUSHK RUD— Lat. * Long. Elev.
A range of hills near Akhureh in Faridan, to the left of the road from
Isfahan to Burujird.— {Schindler.)
KUH-I-KHWAJA MALI— Lat. Long. Elev.
A high range of mountains in Ears, bearing north-north-west from the
Niriz lake, about 35 miles distance. Near the town of Nariz this range is
termed the “ Luviz ” range, and farther north another name is Kuh-i-Deh-
Murd, from a village on its southern slopes. It runs from Niriz in a north
westerly direction past Bavanat, Deh Bid, and Yazdikhast on the Tehran
road. There are extensive forests of wild cherry-trees on the hills of the
Khwaja Mali, the wood of which forms a staple article of commerce. {Abbott
— Welh )