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ASIA—AVAM
export trade in caviare and dried fruits. For Consular report of the trade
of the Caspian provinces for 1909-11 see under “Rasht.”
The climate is deadly.— (Holmes ; Abich ; Shell; Stewart ; Thielmann;
Sykes; Rabino.)
ASTARABAD (or ASRABAD)—
A village in Persian Kurdistan in the district of Mari van. It contains
about 40 houses, separated from one another by hurdle fences. The climate
is good. The village is about am hour’s ride from Kaleh Marivan and a few
hours’ journey from Ban eh.— (T. C. Plowden ; Gerard; Rabino’s Gazetteer
of Kurdistan.)
ASTARACHAl—
A river on the north-east frontier of Talish, on which lies the town of
Astara. It flows in an easterly direction after a course of about 25 miles
into the Caspian. It is at times quite impassable at some distances down
the stream, while near the source it is but a nsrxAet.—(Thielmann.)
ASTURJI (or ASTURCHI)—
A village in a valley, 62 miles west of Khoi on the frontier of Azarbai-
jan and 40 miles from Van.— (MacGregor.)
ASUR— Elev. 7,800'.
A village in Mazandaran on the Nimrud river, about 30 miles west of
Flmzkuh on the road to Ask.— (Lovett.)
ATISHGAH—
Name of a hill rising 100 feet above the plain, 4 miles from Isfahan on
the road to Burujird.— (Schindler.)
Ussher describes the Atishgah, or place of fire, as a hill 3 miles from the
city, on which are the remains of a fire temple, erected, it is said, by Aidashu,
or Artaxerxes.
ATENA— Elev. 4,700'.
A large village in Mazandaran situated in the hills to the north of Eulad
Mahalleh.— (Baker.)
ATISHKUH—
(See Nimvar).—
ATlAB SHAH—
A small caravansarai between Mahiar and Kumishah.— (Trotter.)
AUHUN or AGKAND—
See Aham
AURKALTA—
A village in Persian Kurdistan, 34 miles south-east of Sinneh on the road
to Hamadan.— (Kinneir.)
AVAMIL—
A village 15 miles south of Isfahan, on the direct road to Chighakhur.—
{Baring.)