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K AKA II A JAB— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A mountain in northern Khurasan, 10 miles north-west of Shir wan, and
2,000 feet above the level of the valley.— {Napier.)
KAKASIM— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A village of 30 houses in Khurasan, 3 miles north-west of Bajistan.
KAKH— Lat. U q 10' O', Long. 58° 36' 0"; Elev. 5,300' {Walker).
A town in Khurasan, 90 miles from Turbat-i-Haidan on the road to Biriand.
It is situated on rising ground at the base of the range of lofty hills bound
ing the valley of Orunabad to the south and west, which, according to
native report, are rich in minerals. The population, in 1872, consisted of
some 500 families; but it had suffered greatly from the famine of the preced
ing year. Its water-supply from four Icaudts and fifty natural springs is
excellent. Kakh is specially famous for an imamzada, or shrine, which
contains the remains of Shahzadah Sultan Muhammad All, brother of the
Holy Imam Riza of Mashhad. Mullahs and Saiyids, of course, abound in
the town, where there is also a madrasa, or college, and two musjids. Two
ancient citadels, constructed one within the other, form another remarkable
feature in the town. They are built on an elevation, with high walls and
Hanking towers, are connected by a drawbridge, and each has an independ
ent supply of water. The water of these forts is kept in an efficient state,
and each has a small garrison. Not being commanded, the fort may be
considered as pretty much beyond the means of an uncivilized power to take,
and might make a good resistance against any one. The principal manufac
tures in the town are iron agricultural implements, for which there are as
many as 40 iron-workers^ shops; and a kind of silk embroidery, called ‘ ka-
sludah/ A considerable quantity of opium is grown.— {Goldsiuid, Belleiv,
MacGregor.)
KAKLAN —Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A village in Daraghaz (northern Khurasan), a little to the north of the
Zann-Kuh range and at the base of \t.-~{Petruseviich.)
KAKSHAL— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A Turkuman fort in northern Khurasan.— {MacGregor.)
KALA— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. '.
A village in Khurasan, about 40 miles from Nishapur on the road to
Faridun.— {MacGregor.)
KALABAGH— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
An old sarai in Khurasan on the road from Sarakhs to Kuhsan, about 42
miles from the former.— {MacGregor.)
KAL ABRfiSHAM— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A river in Khurasan, which drains south-east to the salt desert, where it
joins the Kal Shor of Nishapur. It is crossed on the route from Sabza-
war to Shahrud by the Pul-i-Abresham, which marks the boundary between
the two districts. The river here carries a good stream of clear fresh water
on a sandy bottom.— {Bellow.)
KALADAR— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A fort near the village of Sangi in Khurasan, about 40 miles east of
Sabzawar.— {War Office Report on Persia, Part II, Route 262.)