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ZUR—ZUZ
ZtRlBlD (No. 2)— Elev. ^^'—{Gladtitschef).
A stage on the eastern border of Khorasan, about 40 miles from
Sarakhs, on the road to Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam, and about 7 miles west of
the river Hari Rud. It is garrisoned by a detachment of 10 Persian artillery
men and 50 savdrs with 2 old field guns. A good stream of fresh water
flows past the village to the Hari Rud.
Besides the route via Pas Kamar, Kal-i-Qaru, there is another route from
Pul-i-Khatun to Zurabad, emerging near the Akkaia springs.
The direct route along the Hari Rud crosses several times to the
Russian side of the stream.— (MacLean ; Galindo ; Sykes, 1905.)
ZURAN—
See Zubaran.
ZURKAI—
See Zarkak.
ZURRAM—
A large village of about 300 houses, 24 miles south-east of Bujnurd on the
road to Shirvan. It is situated on the northern slopes of the Takht-i-
Mirza spur of the Ak Meshed mountain. Its inhabitants are Turks of
the Kamari tribes, originally from Merv. The village has two mosques,
two caravanserais, a public bath, and does much sericulture.— {Schindler.)
ZUSHK— Elev. 5,350'.
A village in the Shandlz sub-division of the Meshed district in Khora
san, situated in a valley of its own with a good stream of water flowing
through it to Abardeh.
It is situated about 6 miles above Abardeh, and the road to it is very
bad and unfit for baggage mules.
“ A road was pointed out to us running from the village of Zushk farther
down the valley, along the top of the high ridge beyond, or to the west
of it, up to the summit of the range.”—(C. E. Yate.)
ZUVA—
A large walled village of 250 houses, in the Julgah-i-Zava sub-division
of the Turbat-i-Haidari district of Khorasan; formerly known as Zau. It
is situated on the banks of a stream called the Sabi. All supplies. Water
good.— {Watson, 1906.)
ZUVARAN—
See Zubaran. (No. 4.)
ZtfZAN (No. 1)—
A village in the Zuzan sub-division of the Khaf district of Khorasan
situated 42 miles north-east of Kaln.— {Mania Bakhsh.)
Zt}ZAN (No. 2) (District)—
One of the four sub-divisions of the Khaf district in Khorasan.
Its revenue is tumdns 654 in cash, and 64 khanvdrs of grain (| wheat
and | barley) and 50 kharwdrs of chopped straw.— {Maula Bakhsh.)