'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎484r] (972/1278)

K.AI—KAI
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KlID HAIDAR, see KlDEH KAD HAIDAR,
RAID RAHMAT—
A tribe of the Bala Giriveh group in Luristan (q.v.).
KAIFARl —Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, situated north of Shiraz. It produces wheat, barley,
gram, and dal. The climate here is very pleasant in summer, and it is pmch
resorted to by Arab nomads.—(Pe%.)
KAI KAtS (2)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village on the right ban)* of the Ruhak, in the Hindian valley, passed
on the road from Behbehap to Ggrgari. It cpiitains 800 inhabitants—
Lurs—whose occupation is the cultivation of dates, rice, and linseed.
Resources : 250 cows, 300 donkeys.— (Lorimer.)
KAI KAtS (3)—
A village about 10 miles north of Rehbehan, in the Marun valley.
The village, containing 1Q0 families, and the lands of Kai Kaus, belong
to Haji Khusru Khan, Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. -uz-Zaffar, by whom they are let to’AH Naki
Khan, Bahmai, at an annual rental of 1,500 tumdns, Rot more than 50
rifles of sorts are to be found in this village. The inhabitants own about
200 cows, 3,000 sheep and goats, 100 donkeys, 20 mules and horses, together
with 100 khish of wheat cultivation and 8,000 date trees.
They produce about 20Q inawds (Behbehan) of rice; 7,000 njaunds of
dates,
The taxation of the village is 1,050 turndns, payable annually to the
Behbehan Governorship. As internal tax ’Ali Naki Khan levies a tax of
3 krdns pey annum per date tree, and takes l^produce its equivalent.—
(Ranking, 1910.)
KAIKHUSRAU— Lat. Long. Elev.
Name of some caves in Ears, called after the famous Kaianian King of
Persia, who is said to dwell in them still. They are near the village of
Kafr, or Khaur, on Mount Dinar, at an elevation of some 11,000 feet above
the sea. It is asserted that no one can reach the entrances, which are
some way up the face of a cliff ; also that if they should be reached and
entered any light carried in would be immediately put out. This may be
due to mephitic air.
These caves give their name to the s pur of Mount Dinar, in which they
are situated. It is detached from the rest of the mountain.— (Durand.)
KAILflN— Lat. Long. Elev.
A place in Laristan.
KAINAS— Lat- ; Long. ; Elev. 4,950'.
A village in Pusht-i-Ruh, 11 miles south-wsst of Kirmanshah. Population
250. Belongs to Mahmud Khan, Tufangdar pf Zangina. Water in plenty
from the Rud-i-Meriek.—(Pan&mg, 1909.)
KAIYUN—
A tributary of the Kashgan river rising in the Kuh-i-Haftad Pahlfl.
The first halting-place from Khurramabad on the road to Dizful, via the
Tang-i-Zardavar, is on the banks of this stream.— (Raulinson.)