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KARAN Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A haltino’-place in the Daraghaz district of northern Khurasan, 21 mile?
from Lutfabad. No [Petr^evitch, Stewart.)
K \RAN-KI-DARBAND—Lat. , Long. ; Elev. '.
A frontier vallev in Khurasan, due south of Sarakhs, through which the
Hari-Rud river flows. It is deep and narrow and 20 miles long, widening
gradually as the river proceeds. Another name for it is Nal Shum.
(Petrusevitch.) /
KARA JUKAR-— Lat. , Long ; Elev. .
A mountain in the Daraghaz district of northern Khurasan.—(diac-
Gregor.) ,
K A^flla^ia Mrthera Khdrisdn, about rmiles from Ku’ohan, on the road to
Sabzawar.— {MacGregor.)
KARA 37» 6' 59% Lono. 56° 49' 0% Elev. 3 327 (A«»).
A village in Khurasan, on the river of the same name.—(6^. Jo/in.)
KARA SL* Lat 36° 41' 0", Long. 56° 34' O'" ; Elev.
a river in Khurasan, rising in the Shah Khurkhdd mountain m the d,s-
trict of Bujnurd and flowing south to its junction with the Kal Muia
river.— {Napier.) /
KARASlT* Lat , Long. ; Elev.
The name given by the Turkumans to the Hari Rud below the point of
confluence with the Kashaf Rud.-(P^m^.)
KARA SIT*— Lat. 36° 50' 0", Long. 54° 2' 0" : Elev. ;
A river in the province of Astarabad, rising m the mountains to the south
of the Ratal buluk, about 30 miles east of Astarabad. It flows hrst north
west, then west for 40 or 50 miles, and falls into the Caspian 6 or 7 miles,
south of Khoja Nafas at the mouth of the Gurgan. , , p ,
At the point where it is crossed north of Astarabad, by the road to Gui-
o-an there is a brick bridge of about 10 arches. The stream here is quite
deep, with a width of 50 to 60 yards and a very sluggish current.-
{Napier, Lovet.)
KARAT Lat. , Long. ; Elev. •
A stao*e in northern Khurasan, about 86 miles from Nardin on the road
to Kail Kala. It lies just north of the Khurkhud mountain, at the west
end of the plateau of Shimalghan.—(Ao^er.)
KARAT Lat , Long. > Elev.
A frontier village of the Khaf district, Khurasan, situated 22 miles
from Khaf on the road to Herat, in a small valley across the range ot
hills which forms the boundary between Bakharz and Khat it tias a
fine fort, which, though not large, is described by Stewart as the best and
strongest he had seen in Khurasan. It had been deserted for many years;
but in 1868 the Persian Government had it rebuilt. The buildmg ol
this fort has been a great check to Turkuman raiding in the Khaf and Kam
districts. However, a successful raid was made in 1881, for which Kara
was transferred, as a punishment to the governor of Khaf for not having
prevented it, from that official to the governor of Bakharz. Karat was
built by the Taimuri tribe, and was chiefly inhabited by them. On the hi
above the fort are the ruins of another strong fort and a considerable town.
* “ Black water/