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Persian is (jaz, its manna is gaz Angabm, i.e., tamarisk-honey, and the
Isfahan gaz is made of manna, flour, almonds, etc.
Faridan is peopled by Georgians and Armenians brought here by Abbas
the Great in the 17th century and by Bakhtiari. The former, residing in
the Gurjl (7e., Georgian) sub-district (principal place Akhureh-i-bala, with
350 families), and amounting to about 1,000 families, profess the Muhamma
dan faith, but some of them still speak Georgian. The yearly taxes of the
Giirji sub-district with 19 villages, amount to 18,334 brans. The Armenians
of the Faridan, rather more numerous than the Georgians, occupy 9 villages
(these are government property) altogether and 16 villages partly. They
have about a dozen churches which form part of the Julfa (Isfahan) diocese.
» The 9 villages form a separate administrative sub-district, called
Khaliseh Arinina Nishin {i.e., state domains where Armenians reside),
and are taxed in the government lists to the amount of 23,621| brans per
annum. The Bakhtiari of the district number about 1,200 families ;
altogether Faridan has a population of about 18,000 to 20,000 souls. The
total amount of taxes exacted from the district by the central government
is 92,284 brans— Rs. 36,914 the local Government probably takes double
that amount. The Governor of Faridan generally resides at Daran, a little
town with about 300 houses. The district is sub-divided into five sub
districts, the chief being Buin, Afhus, Akhureh and Mlan-Dasht. The
northern Chinarud ; only village standing, Kij, all others ruined. The
western, the GurjT with 20 villages ; the southern, Chadugan with 50 villages ;
chief place Chadugan ; other villages : Mashhad, Ahangazan, Sharshagun
and Jammalu. The central, Varzak with 30 villages, principal being Daran
Ganjeh and DumbanL And the Tukhmanlu with 30 villages, principal ones
being Tukhmanlu, Hindnukush, Shahanaiat Zarneh, Sangbaran and
Nimagird; 131 villages altogether.— {Schindler.)
FARIDAN •(?)—
On Bushire-Shiraz road ?
FARRASHAH —Lat. Long. Elnv.
A village situated in a narrow valley between ’Aliabad and Taft, near
the western road from Shiraz to Yazd, and 21 miles from the latter.
The village is owned by Mu ; In-ul Mulk and is divided into three mahallehs
(parishes). It contains 100 houses, population 500 ; 6,500 lbs. of grain are
sown yearly and there are numerous gardens ; eight jaribs are watered
by qandts in 24 hours ; 140 tumans paid yearly in taxes.— {Schindler.)
FARRASHBAND— Lat. 28° 50' N. ; Long. 52° V E. ; Elev. 2,400'.
A village in Fars, about 63 miles south-east of Kazarun, 84 miles east
of Bushire, and 30 miles west of Firuzabad. It belongs to the Mashir and
was formerly a much more important place than it is at present. It is a
large village embosomed in palm-groves and situated in the plain of the
same name. This plain runs in a direction north-west and south-east, and
is said to be about 30 miles in length, by 4 miles in breadth. It has a
fort and 800 huts. Its soil is generally very free from stones, and its
surface is extensively cultivated. It is a fine tract, but so sill-watered as
to depend for moisture almost entirely on rain. This being uncertain, the