"دليل بلاد فارس، المجلد I ويشمل محافظات أستراباد، شاهرود-بوستان، خراسان، وسيستان" [و‎‎١‎٢‎٤] (٧٢٢/٢٥٢)

gorge. Local tradition says it was the refuge of a king’s daughter from the
persecution of a rejected lover. The citadel looks down on the plain to the
north, where is a very solid, stone-and-lime, domed chamber, in which the
pining lover is said to have died. It is passed on the road from Mashhad
to Turbat-i-Haidari.'— [Belleio, Rozario.)
KALA-I-DUKHTAR— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
The ruins of a fine stone fort situated in a pass in the Ahinguran range of
mountains. It is about 15 miles from Charaks on the road to Birjand.—
[Stewart.)
KALA-I-FATATI — Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
An Afghan fort on the Helmand, whither the Isharni Baluch chief, Sharif
Khan, retired when driven out by the governor of Sfstan.— [Stewart.)
KALA-I-KAISARBEG— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. '.
A stage in Khurasan, about 77 miles from Nfshapur, on the road to
Tabas.— [Kinneir.)
KALA-I-KARBALA-I-AGHASI— Lat. , Long. Elev. '.
A mud fort in Khurasan, 4 miles east of Kuchan, situated on a mound, 1
mile to the south of the road to Daraghaz.— [Napier.)
KAL A-I-KAZl— -Lat. 37° 31' 0", Long. 56° 45' 0"; Elev.^ '.
A village in the Simalghan district of northern Khurasan.— [Intelligence
Department, War Office.)
KALA-I-KHAN— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A village in Simalghan, a sub-district of Khurasan, 36 miles west of Bujnurd.
— [Barnes.)
KALA-I-KHUSK— Lat. , Long. ^ ; Elev.
A village in Khurasan, 21 miles south-east from Kafn, on the road to Gulwar-
da. There is water here, and supplies are procurable.— (MacGregor.)
KALA-I-KTJH— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A high hill in Khurasan, in the district of Kain, situated to the west of the
Rud-i-Mil valley.— [Goldsmid.)
KALA-I-MAIDAN*— Lat. 35° 32' O", Long. 58° 2' 0"; Elev.
[Stewart).
A groun of three villages in Khurasan, situated on the road from Nishapur
to Yazd, and about 63 miles from the former town. They are poor villages,
containing some 36 houses each, and all enclosed in square forts, with towers
at the corners. The water from kanats is sweet, and supplies are procurable;
but there are no gardens at these villages. The principal of the three
villages lies on the east of the road, and another on the west at a short
distance. The third lies \ mile to the west of the road, about 1 mile nearer
to Nishapur.— [Ferrier, Gill.)
KALA-I-MlNAR,t or KAL-I-MlNARt— Lat. , Long. ;
A^alley and defile in Khurasan, about 30 miles from Mashhad, on the road
to Herat. The defile, called Kal-i-Minar [q.v .), affords a very strong position.
The northern entrance is almost completely shut up by the hill through
which the road passes, and a few hours’ work here would render this one of
the strongest positions that could be found anywhere. The ascent to the
summit of the range is very easy, through a picturesque valley, with ,rees
* The “ Fort in the Plain.’
f The “ Turret Fort.