‘GAZETTEER OF PERSIA VOL. I Comprising the Provinces of ASTARÁBÁD, SHÁHRUD-BÚSTAN, KHÚRÁSÁN, AND SÍSTÁN’ [‎157r] (318/722)

KTlH-I-AKHIR— Lat. 37° 30' 0", Long. 57° 15' 0" ; Elev. 6,500'.
A hill in Kurdish Khurasan, a few miles west of Bujnurd, and crossed by
the road thence to the Atrak— {Napier, MacGregor.)
KTJH-I-APlAT— Lat. 38° 22' 0", Long. 57° 10' 0"; Elev. ^
A hill in northern Khurasan, forming part of the Kopet Dagh range.—-
{Intelligence Department, War Office.)
KfJH-I-ASALM A— Lat. 37° 32' 0", Long. 58° 28' O'' ; Elev. 5,000' {Napier).
A mountain range in northern Khurasan, about 10 miles from Askabad
in the Atak, and passed by the road thence to Daraghaz at a short distance
to the east. This range is, in reality, part of the Atak chain, and is only
locally known by this name, which in reality belongs to a single mountain
west of the Daraghaz plain far up on the north side of the Daraghaz stream.
It forms the northern boundary of the Daraghaz district.— {Napier.)
KTJH-I-ATAK—
A border range, between northern Khurasan and the Turkoman country.
It is connected and difficult of access.— {Napier.)
KtlH-I-BABA*— Lat. 36° 56' 0", Long. 56° 15' O'": Elev.
A short and unimportant spur thrown out from the Shah Kuh continuation
of the Alburz range. It is situated a few miles west of Jajarrn, and is
divided from the main range by a number of barren valleys.— [Napier.)
KCH-I-BAKRAN— Lat. , Long. ^ ; Elev.
A lofty snowy range of barren hills in Khurasan, running east and west,
situated to the south of the city of Birjand, being a spur from the Kuh
Maminabad, from which the principal supply of water to the city is obtained
by four large kanats. To the south-east of these hills, about 22 miles
distant, near a place called Gul-fanz, there is said to be an enormous chanar
tree. This tree is reported to measure some 68 yards in circumference, and
to have 5 or 6 stables built in its trunk, capable of containing 1,000 sheep.
Some of its branches still bear leaves. Can this be the “ Arbe ' sic of
Marco Polo ?— {Goldsrnid.)
KtJH-I-BATI— Lat. 38° 33' O", Long. 56° 30'0"; Elev. ^
A hill in the western corner of Khurasan, a little east of fort Kara Kala.
{Intelligence Department, War Office.)
KUH-I-BORAS—• .
A range in the Turbat-i-Haidari district, which joins the Kuu-i-iNazu at
Gudar-i-Baidar.— {MacGregor.)
KTJH-I-BUGHTJN— Lat. 37° 42'0'', Long. 57° 53' O' 7 ; Elev. 8,000'.
A hill in northern Khurasan, 20 miles north of Shirwan. {Stewart.)
KTJH-I-BUHAR—Lat. 37° 10' 0", Long. 36° 40' 0"; Elev. 8,000' {Napier).
A range of hills in Kurdish Khurasan, a few miles to the west of Sanghas.
The highest summits attain a height of 8,000 feet above^ the sea.
MacGregor says it is a spur of the 8 hah kuh range. The Buhar ridge has
the same geological formation as the Jagatai mountains in the south side
of the plain. Trap rock predominates, and the dark rich soil afforded by
these supports a more than ordinarily luxuriant vegetation. Hie daima,1
or unirrigated wheat crops, on the mountain slopes are particularly good, the
yield being ten to fifteen fold more than in other parts. Copper and lead
are said to have been found in Buhar, but never worked ; oi tne presence of
the former, there are numerous indications. {iS a pier.)
* The “ Father’s Mount. " | t “ Perennial.”