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KHlRUI— Elev. 6,700'.
A village containing 50 houses, with 700 people, on the road from
Isfahan to Shushtar via Ardal 63f miles from the former. It is situated in
the Chahar Mahal district, on a small river, over which there is a bridge
near the village. Snow falls here in October and lies until April.
There are large flocks of sheep and goats ; wheat, barley and much
poppy is cultivated here, and the opium manufactured is valued at a
higher rate than that of Isfahan. 48,00 lbs. of grain are sold here yearly.
There is a bridge over the stream, rough and formed of logs on revet
ments of boulders, 200' long. Government taxes 900 tumdns per annum.—
{Stack; Bell; Schindler.)
KHARANAK— Elev. 5,450',
A place on the road to Biabanak from Yazd, 45 miles north of the latter.
It has eighty houses and an excellent caravansarai, good water-supply
but few supplies of other kinds. A range of mountains called Kuh-i-
Kharanak is said to commence here, and run in the direction of Ardakan
on the west. They are exceedingly steep and rugged, shutting out all
view on the northern side. Kharanak is called Kharuna on the map.—
{MacGregor.)
KHARBUZABAD.— See QARPUZABAD—
KHARCHANG—
21 miles south-east of Tehran. A walled village containing 40 houses.—
(Vaughan, 1891.)
KHAR-DASHT (or Yakain)—
A plateau in Azarbaijan, lying between Avoglu and Julfa on the Aras ;
it is about 16 miles long and 8 broad. Through it in the direction of
Marakand run the Zilbir and Kotur Chai rivers. The former, where it
is crossed by the Avoglu-Julfa road, flows in a broad bed, 120 yards wide
between low banks. In November the depth of water was 6 inches and
brea'dth 30'. The Zilbir Chai, where the road crosses it, 3 miles from
Avoglu, had a channel oTwater, 50 to 20 yards wide, 6 inches deep. The
banks were 20' high. The elevation of the watershed is 3,160' and from
here the road descends gradually to Julfa (14 miles) over stony barren
ground. Want of water and salt-impregnated soil renders the greater
part of the land barren. Between Avoglu on the south and Julfa, 29
miles, there is only one spring at 13 miles. This and the two rivers, both
near Avoglu, are the only water obtained on the road. No supplies are to
be had from the villages on the plain.— {Picot, November, 1894.)
KHARGAH—
15 miles east of Isfahan. A small village of about 20 houses situated
close to and on the left bank of the river. Water and supplies of all sorts
plentiful.— {Vaughan, 1890.)
KHARSANG—
A village 9| miles west of Isfahan (from the town gate) on the road to
Tirun-Karwan, at the beginning of a straight road which goes from there
.