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BUSHQlBlD— '
A walled village situated in the Nimbuluk sub-division of the Kaln dis
trict, at the foot of the Shuja ’ Kuh range. It is surrounded by gardens
— (Bellew.)
BUSHRUlEH— Lat. 33° 52' 26'; Long. 57° 22' Z0*—(Lentz).
A large village of Khorasan, situated in the middle of a wide plain on the
road from Tun to Tabas. It consists of some 800 houses, and is surrounded
by a circle of cultivation for a radius of about 3 miles. It is enclosed by
a wall in the last stage of dissolution, and covers an area of about 500 yards
by 400, the long side facing the north. There are four gates, one in
- each face, and in the north-west angle is the ark or citadel, which, though
rather imposing at a distance, has no importance whatever as a fortified
position. The water is good and all supplies are procurable, though there
is no bazar and no merchants. The only manufacture is barak, a soft, warm
material made from the hair of goats. Though the place has much cul
tivation, it could not probably export much grain without running the risk
of a bad year, such as 1871, when it is said that over 1,000 inhabitants
died.
Bushruieh is the chief place of the buluk of the same name in the district
of Tabas. The buluk consists of the following villages :—Aspak, ’Aliabad,
Tarij, Rukha, Arishk, Murdistan, Deh-i-Nau, Khurramabad, etc. The
revenue of the buluk is 1,500 tumdns ver annum.—(MacGreqor : Maula
Bakhsh.)
BUSHURlA—
A very small village south of Turbat-i-Haidari, 65 miles from Rfii Khaf
on the direct road to Tehran via Faizabad and Badraskand. No supplies
procurable. Opium is grown in the neighbourhood.— (Stewart.)
BUST AM, or BUST AN (No. 1) (District)—
See Shahrud-Bustam.
BUSTAM, or BUSTAN (No. 2 )—(Town)— Lat. 36° 29' 20" ; Long. 55°
45" ; Elev. 4,630' — (Lemm).
A town in Khorasan, 5 miles north-east of Shahrfid, renowned for
the fertility of its soil, its good water, and excellent horses. The cotton
goods of the locality are also held in much repute. The town of Bustam
lies on a level plain enclosed by mountains distant from 4 to 10 miles,
and is watered by a small stream and numerous qandts ; mud walls
of some height, with a thickness of 6 or 8 feet at the base, and numerous
flanking towers enclose it ; its circuit may be about 1| miles. The
gateways are defended by strong towers of burnt brick. A circle of
gardens and groves of “ sanpd ” (sweet willow) trees gives cover right
up to the walls. Within the first wall is another, very thick and solid j
there are chambers cut in its base to a depth of 10 to 12 feet. This second
wall is not complete ; but the gaps are backed by irregular mud walUd
enclosures, and it would form a very serviceable inner line of defence. In
the centre of the town is the ark or citadel ; a square enclosure with
substantial mud walls, and a good ditch of about 30 feet by 15 feet.