‘GAZETTEER OF PERSIA VOL. I Comprising the Provinces of ASTARÁBÁD, SHÁHRUD-BÚSTAN, KHÚRÁSÁN, AND SÍSTÁN’ [‎337r] (680/722)

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ST!K-St!*— Lat. 38° 5' 0", Long. 56° B6' 0" ; Ei.ev;
A village in northern Khurasan, about 50 miles north-west of Bujnurd, on
a road to the Atak by Pish Kala.— [Intelligence Department, War Office.)
SULlMANI— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. b
A village in the .tract of Khurasan, known as the Ulangi Shahi, on the
direct road from Shahdishi in the Kashaf-Rud and to the south. Sistanis
and Marvlis inhabit it.— [Petrusevitch.)
SULKAR— Lat. 36° 19'0' / , Long. 56° 55' 40" ; Elev. ' {Napier).
A village in Khurasan, 4 miles from Mihr, on the road to Mazinan,
and 45 miles west of Sabzawar. It is the only village on this part of the
route, a distance of 20 miles. It is a prettily situated village ; and near
it are several streams of excellent water flowing from the mountains.—■
{Perrier, Bellew.)
SULTANABAD—Lat. 35° 9' 30", Long. 58° 34' 0" ; Elev.
{Napier).
A town of Khurasan and the capital of the district of Tursluz, by which
latter name it has generally hitherto appeared in maps. It is situated
210 miles from Herat, 155 miles from Birjand, 220 miles from Shahrud,
117 miles from Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam, and 30 miles north-east from furbat-
i-Haidari. It is a considerable walled town ; but the walls and ditches have
fallen into a state of complete disrepair. It contains, according to
Eerrier, 2,000 houses ; and, according to Stewart, 6,000 inhabitants; and is
surrounded by many flourishing villages. About 100 houses are inhabited
by Hindus from Multan; and they occupy a quarter where they conduct
business without molestatiofi or insult. The inhabitants are Persians. Ihe
trade of this place arrives chiefly from the importation of indigo and other
dyes from the west, and wool, cloth, and rice from Herat, and iron, wrought
into thick plates. A trifling quantity of European goods are brought from
Mazandaran by way of Shahrud, and from Gilan by way of Yazd. Ihe
prunes, generally known as i alu bukhara/ chiefly come from Sultanabad; and
raisins and other dried fruits are exported thence in large quantities. A
very large amount of silk is produced here and in the district, which
exported to Constantinople and the countries bordering the Caspian and
Black Seas. Very little, if any, silk is sent to western Europe, the price
of silk being actually higher in Persia than it is in Lyons and Marseilles—•
the European seats of the silk trade.— {horsier, Wolff) Perrier, C ei ~,
Conolly, Stewart, Gill.)
SULTANABAD-— Lat. 36° 24' 0", Long. 58° 0' 30" ; Elev. ' {Napier).
A village in Khurasan, 24 miles from Sabzawar, on one of the roads to
Kuchan. It contains 100 houses, with good water and some supplies, it
stands close to the Jagatai mountains. {MacGregor.) *
SULTAN MAID AN f— Lat. 36° 48' 20" Long. 58° 28' 40"; Elev.
A vfllage and fort in the district of Nishapur, Khurasan, which forms
the summer pasture-ground of the tribe of Jafaranlu Kur s. N'” 0
a range runs outhence to the south, dividing the drainage of the Kal-i-Mura
system from that of Nishapur.— {Gibhon, Napier, MacOregor.)
SUMAR-STJ— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. , '
A name of the Atrak, which it assumed after passing bhirwan.
Kuchan is the Daraghaz district of Khurasan.—
North of
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Plain of the Sultan.
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