'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎188r] (380/652)

and passages where lived the robber bands and outlaws who raided the
plains of Sarhad and Bazman in the days gone by. The climate is perfect
and game very abundant.—(Brazier-CVm^, 1893.)
KUSHA— Elev. 6,650'.
A village in the valley of the same name in the Sarhad district, about 25
miles west of Vasht.—(Srazier-Creap/i, 1894.)
kUshAn—
A place in Persian BalQchistan, on the eastern side of the Magas plain,
about 7f miles from that place and 8 miles from the halting-place on
the Chehar Rukan Kaur (q,v.). It is described as a small square tower, with
a little cultivation, and a date-grove, on the banks of a pleasant brook
running from the north-west. The plain slopes to the south-east, and is
better clothed with vegetation than usual.
Between Kushan and the Chehar Rukan Kaur, the last 4 miles of the
road is hilly, but presents no formidable difficulties.— {St. John.)
KtSHEH—
A village in Qishm Island [q.v.).
KUSHKT} —Elev. about 290'.
A considerable village, 50 miles north-east of Bandar Abbas, on the
Kirman road. It consists of some 60 houses and huts, situated on a knoll
north of some date groves. There is a considerable amount of cultivation;
large henna, tobacco and onion gardens are seen, and several fine orange
and lime trees are scattered about the date-groves. The inhabitants,
who are of mixed Baluch and Negro race, are miserable and sickly-look-
mg and complain of being plundered by the Bandar Abbas officials.
They own flocks, and there is good grazing in the district. Kuzehs,
or porous water bottles of whitish clay, are made here. *Supplies are
procurable in moderate quantities j fuel is abundant. Good camel-grazing
over the plain. The water was reported in 1894 as good and abundant,
and in 1905 as b&d..—{Brazier-Creagh, 1894\ Newcomen, 1905.)
KUSH PALANG—
A village on the Tehrfld {q.v.) in Kirman.
KUSICHl—
. A date-grove with small groups of huts on the right bank of the Kajfl
river, on the Bampur-Chahbar route, 92| miles from Bampur. Fuel,
forage and camel-grazing plentiful. No supplies. Water from river —
{Grey, 1900.)
KUSRUD—
halting-place in Kirman, 124 miles on the road from the town of
1 toFarah Dry well. No house.—(War Office Report on Persia,
Part II, Route No. 128.)