‘GAZETTEER OF PERSIA VOL. I Comprising the Provinces of ASTARÁBÁD, SHÁHRUD-BÚSTAN, KHÚRÁSÁN, AND SÍSTÁN’ [‎317v] (641/722)

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SABZAWAR— Lat. > Long. ; Elev. ^
A district of Khurasan lying to the west of Nishapur, and consisting of
a narrow plain between the Jagatai mountains on the north and the Kuh-i-
Mesh on the south. To the east it is divided from Nishapur by a low,
barren ridge, which connects the two above-mentioned ranges ; and on the
west it has a desolate tract bordering on the kavir, separated by the
Kuh-i-Mesh. Its length is about 75 miles and its breadth 40, giving it
an area of about 3,000 square miles. The northern part near the hills is
fertile, cultivation being carried on by means of kanats. The popula
tion may amount to 45,000 souls, and principally consists of Persians, with
some Kurd, Turk, and Baluchi nomads. There are no troops in the dis
trict ; but the armed peasantry might furnish some 8,000 men. All supplies
are very scarce throughout the district.
It contains the following eleven subdivisions (q. v.),viz .,— (1) Shamkan,
along the Kal-i-Shor to the south; (2) Gumish; (3) Humaun; (4) Kasaba,
between Sabzawar and Zafarani; (5) Tabas ; (0) Kah; (7) Mazinan ; (b)
Tagau, to the north of the plain; (9) Zamand; (10) Juvain; and (11) Bam.
The two latter, formerly buluks of the Bujnurd district, were added to the
Sabzawar district by the Hissam-us-Sultanat. The province suffered
severely by the famine of 1871, and is said to have lost 24,000 souls by death
and emigration. It produces silk, cotton, wheat, and a small supply
of opium. It exports wheat to Astarabad, with dried fruits, cotton, and
sheepskins, receiving cooking utensils, &c., in return. There is a rich
copper mine in the hills near the town of Sabzawar, of which during the
famine the ore was sold for its weight in bread. There are brass and
borax mines in the adjoining Kuh-i-Mesh mountain. The revenue is 25,000
tumans.— [Goldsmid, Bellew, MacGregor)
SADABAD, or SAIYIDABAD— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A hamlet in Khurasan, 5 miles from Shahrud, on the road to Mashhad.
There is an ample supply of good water here for a large force.— {Napier.)
SADABAD, or SAIYIDABAD— Lat. 36° 45' 6", Long. 58° 57' 45 // ; Elev.
" {Lemm).
A village in Khurasan, 55 miles from Mashhad, on the road toKuchan. It
contains 80 houses, without gardens, and stands in a fine expanse of pasture
at the head of a marsh draining into the Kashaf Rud.— {Napier.)
SADABAD —Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A stage in Khurasan, about 87 miles from Tabas, on the road to Nishapur.—
{Kinncir.)
SADAM-RUSTAK —Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A district in the western part of the province of Astarabad and adjoining
the district of Anazan, from which it is divided by the Kurd-Mahalla-Chai
stream. It lies north of the town, reaching from the sea to the foot of
the mountains. A forest-covered swampy tract, with 40 villages, and a good
deal of cultivation of cotton, rice, and grain.— {Holmes, Napier.)
SADARABAD*— Lat. 36° 22' 0", Long. 56° 31' 40"; Elev. ' {Napier).
A small fortified village in the district of: Sabzawar in the province of
Khurasan. It possesses a good caravansarai and a stream of brackish
water. It lies between Mazinan and Abbasabad.— {Bellew, Goldsmid)
* The “ Chief City.