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into the Karun river about its 265th mile, and at the apex of the great
stretch to the north-west made by that river after passing the Pul-i-Shalu
or Gudar-i-Balutak. The Shallar, when in flood, brings down a consider
able volume of water, being about 80 feet wide and 10 feet deep at its
junction with the Karun river.— {Sawyer—Ar but knot, 1905.)
SHALU on GUDAR-I-BALUTAK, PUL-1— Lat. 31° 47' N
12' E.; Elev. 2,750'.
Long. 50°
A bridge over the Karun river, at about the 215th mile of its course, in the
Bakhtiari country. The caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). , which overlooks it on the right bank
of the river, is the 10th stage on the Bakhtiari caravan road from Isfahan
(167 miles). The specifications of the bridge, which was one of two laid
on this route by Messrs. Lynch Brothers in 1898-1900 for the Bakhtiari
Khans, is as follows:—Wire rope suspension, with piers of solid masonry
and a lattice girder. Steel roadway and concrete flooring ; length 120 feet.
Clear width of roadway, 10 feet. Adapted to bear an ordinary working
load of 2 £ cwt. per spuare foot, or a live load uniformly distributed of 80
tons. It is laid about 80 feet above the level of the river at a point where
its banks rise as perpendicular cliffs on both sides to that height. Before
the bridge was built the ford here was known as the Gudar-i-Balutak (“ the
ford where the oak-trees abound ”).
The river running between these high cliffs has a current sometimes in
the early spring of 13 feet a second and is liable to sudden rises of many
feet within a few hours. The caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). was built at the same time as the
bridge and has a fair amount of accommodation, but is kept in the most
unsanitary and filthy condition. There is no village or other buildings
in the neighbourhood. A few hundred yards to the east an elevated plateau,
about ten acres in extent, is suitable for a camping-ground, when not under
cultivation; othemise the best ground is to be found 1£ miles to the east
of the bridge on the river-bank. Supplies sufficient for 50 men and 200
animals for one day in usual circumstances.. Water in abundance can be
obtained from the iriver. See also article, Pul-i-Shalu.— {Preece, 1895 —
Pams den, 1902 — Arbuthnot, 1905.)
SHAMABAD— Lat.
Long.
Elev.
A village in Kirman, 108 miles from the town of that name on the road
to Yazd. It countains about 20 houses and is supplied with sweet water
from a qandt .— {Wood, October 1899.)
SHAMAMRAH— vide KA'B tribe, reputed sections.
SHAMASH— Lat. 31° 4' N.; Long. 51° 5' E.; Elev. 4,515'.
A village about 38 miles norih-west and by north of Baiaz, on the Kirman-
Yazd road. Barley and bhusd can be obtained in small quantities. Duel
not procurable.— {Sher Jang, 1903.)
There is a caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). here, suppled by a spring with brackish and
ill-flavoured water; also a post-house garrisoned by 10 tufangckis who
are paid by Government to guard the road, and a ruined fort. The place
is subject to raids by Bakhtiaris. There is no cultivation.— {Gibbon —
Smith — Gill — Khanikoff — Gasteigerr Khan.)