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FARSUIN or PARSlN—
A village 64 miles south-west of Zinjan and 32| miles south-west of
Kazvin, to the left of the post road thence to Tabriz. The Kazvln district
ends here and the Zinjan or Khamseh district begins. It lies on the Abhar
river; plenty of cultivation; and the'neighbourhood abounds in game.—
{Schindler.)
FARUKHl or FIRAKHl— Elev. 2,960'.
Eight miles north-west of Khur. A town containing about 150 houses
and 400 inhabitants. The surrounding gardens and three adjacent mazra’els
contain an immense number of trees. In the centre of the town are
the ruins of a fort. There is a considerable amount of cultivation. Water
plentiful from a stream 6'xl' flowing rapidly, and full of fish. It is a
trifle brackish. Drinking water is obtained from five large hauz, which
supply the inhabitants throughout the year. Firewood plentiful. About
1,000 sheep and 600 goats.— {Vaughan, 1890.)
FARUKHZAD—
A village in the Sulduz plain in Azarbaijan, on the Ushnii frontier.—
(Rawlinson.)
FASARUN or FASARAN—
Twenty-four miles east of Isfahan. A fairly prosperous village of 30
houses (150 people), belonging to the Shah, watered by leads from the-
river. It pays 100 tvmdns a year in taxes. There are eight pairs of oxen
for the plough here and 50 kharwdrs (32,500 lbs.) of barley.—(Preece, 1892.)
FASHAND— Elev. 5,270'.
A large village of 700 houses, paying 420 tumdns cash and 120 kharwdrs
grain (35 tons) per annum,. 5| miles from Yangi Imam (bearing to Yangi
Imam 193° ) half-way between Tehran and Kazvin. Rich coal beds in
neighbourhood.— {Schindler.)
FASHARK or FASHARQ— Long. 52° 15' 45".— (F%er.)
A village in the Isfahan province, 43 miles from Isfahan on the road to
Yazd. It is described as a prettv village, situated close under the moun
tains, and contains some 50 or 60 houses, surrounded by gardens and
groves. Wheat crops are here sown in autumn and reaped in June yielding
6 to 10-fold ; the ground is then sown with a species of Indian corn. Bar
ley is sown in spring and reaped almost the same time as the wheat.—
{Abbott ; Floyer.)
FASIRABAD—
A pass in the Aq Dagh mountains in Persian Kurdistan, crossed
by the Tabrlz-Kirmanshah caravan route between Kizil Bulagh and
Khusurabad. The pass offers no serious obstruction to a lightly equip
ped force, or to the construction of a permanent military road,—
{Napier.)
FATHABAD—
A small village in the Damghan district, 11 miles east of Qusheh and
13 miles south-west of Damghan.— {Schindler.)