"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد II" [ظ‎‎٢‎٧‎٣] (٧٠٦/٥٥١)

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SAN—SAQ
SANGRAVIN—
A village in Ardalan, between Hamadan and Sinneh, 50 miles from the
former.—(K inneir.)
SANG SAFlD—
A village in Kurdistan of about 10 houses, in the valley of the Gaveh
Rud, and at the east foot of the Tabla Kuh (Kuh Udalan); a few trees and
a little cultivation; good grazing in the neighbourhood.— (Vaughan.)
SANHAR—
A village in north-western Azarbaijan, situated where the Awajik Chai
and the Bayazld Chai enter the Maku ravine. There is an interesting
stone-cut dwelling here.— (Picot, 1894.)
SANJUD—
A village of 30 houses, on the southern border of Azarbaijan, 14 miles
south of Sainkaleh. The road bends south-west, and 27J north-west of
Tikan Tappeh the road bends south-west up a narrow glen to the village.—
(Napier.)
SAOSHAN—
A village at the foot of low hills on a small stream. About 220 miles south
east of Kirmanshah, on the Kirmanshah-Qum road. Prior to the famine,
with which Persia was visited about 14 years ago, it was very populous,
but since then it has been deserted and two-thirds of its houses now stand
in ruins. Its population is about 1,500 souls ; very few supplies can be
had here.
SAQQIZ (District).—-
One of the 18 hululcs of Kurdistan. This district is about 24 farsakhs
to the north-west of Sinneh. It has a mountainous district south-west of
the Sain Kaleh district. It has one large village or small town and 360
villages.
The inhabitants are more orderly and civilized than those of other parts of
Kurdistan and dress like the people of Sinneh. They are Shaft’s of the
Tarikeh Pir Silsileh Nakshbandi sect, the chief of which lives at Sulaimanleh.
The nomads are wild and savage. For 1879, according to the census made
then, the population numbered 34,024 souls.
In 1912 the population was about 40,000 (Sunnis), and the Asl Mdlidt
6,305 turnons, but the deputy governor is said to pay the governor of Kurdis
tan from 14,000 to 17,000 tumdns for his post.
The fields are watered by water from springs or streams. The Jaghatu flows
through the district.
There is spring and autumn cultivation ; wheat, barley, peas, lentils,
Indian corn, millet, cotton, melons and water melons, and tobacco (tutun)
in great quantity are grown. A considerable amount of tobacco i a exported
to Tehran, Azarbaijan, and Zinjan. Saqqiz is famous for its honey ; fruit
gardens are numerous.—(.Vapter; Yusuf Sharif; Schindler, 1902.)