'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME I' [‎113v] (233/820)

210
GUG-GUK
GGJKl— Lat. 36° 25' 0"; Long. 59° 55' {Napier).
A large village in Khorasan, on the road from Meshed to Kalat-i-Nadir
by Qaratigan. There is water here, and supphes are procurable.—
{MacGregor ; Stewart.)
GUJUR— Lat. 31° 35'; Long. 56° 25' 0
A village and sub-district, 95 miles south-west of Naiband cn the road
to Yazd, and 27 miles north-west of Ravar. Plenty of good water ;
supplies in fair quantities .—[Stewart ; Sykes, 1893.)
GdKCHA (Tribe or settlement)—
Gukcha is a section of the Kirrikh branch of the Guklan Turkomans, and
their obd is situated upon the open plateau near the junction of the Sar-i-Sd
stream, coming from the Kara Balkhan valley, with the Gurgan river just
below Bindar, and on the high ground between the two.
To the north and north-west of Gukcha lies a low range of hills, called
Tapashi, extending from the Qamiva range on the east and gradually
sinking into the plain on the west, beyond which is Yamut territory.
The whole country lying to the north of the Gurgan looks an utter desert,
and in fact is known as chul and is apparently waterless. The Sar-i-Su
stream coming down from the Qarnlva and Kara Ealkhan valleys is the
limit of the water-supply on the north, and, except for a few springs, there
is said to be little or no water all the way to the Atrak.
GGK GUMBAD— Lat. 37° O' 50" ; Long. 59° 52' 0" ; Elev. 2,010'.—{MacGre
gor; Napier.)
One of the eight small villages, situated within the stionghold of Kalat-
i-Nadiri in Khorasan, about 2 miles from the southern entrance, called Dar-
band-i-Arghavan Shah, in a valley on the bank of the Kalat stream. The
moist ground round it bears fine crops of rice ; while the hill-slopes are
covered with orchards and vineyards. It is the residence of the governor
of this district, but is a poor place, consisting of some hundred wretch
ed houses of mud, built on the edge of the level ground. An old red sand
stone tower, fluted with half columns of the same stone, and handsomely
decorated with carving in blind arches, well executed, built by Nadir for his
descendants, has been repaired by the Khan, and contains his family.
Supplies scarce .—{Napierj MacGregor.)
GtJKKAMAR (No. 1)—
A hamlet in Khorasan, 9| miles south-east of Bujnurd, on the road to
Meshed. It lies at the foot of a rocky hill.— {Napier.)
GtfK KAMAR (No. 2)—
A pass in Northern Khorasan, about 70 miles from Bujnurd, on the
western road to Kara Kala. It is passable for light guns. {Napier.)
GCK kul—
A latitudinal valley on the north-east border of Khorasan It lies bet"
ween the Kizil Baiar range on the south nearest to Darreh Gaz, and the Zar-i"
Kfth on the north. It is open to the east, completely waterless, and un
peopled.— {Petrusevitch.)