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AB-I-NIk Lat. , Long. j Elev. '
A stage on the difficult road between Mazar-i-Sharif and Herat, 92 miles
from the former, in Afghanistan.— {Stewart.)
AB-I-SHUR —Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A liver of Khurasan, called also the Kalmura, and Abrishmi, passed 20
miles east of Gibur, on the road from Tehran to Rui Khaf, and 3 Id miles
from Tehran.— {Stewart.)
AB-I-SUNT— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. / .
A sub-tributary of the Atrak, in the Shahrud-Bustan district, drainino' the
long high spur of the Atak chain, which forms the boundary wall of the
Atak. To its north lies the wide plateau of the Dasht, divided from the
river by low ridges. North-west and east the enclosing mountains rise to
a considerable height. It joins the Chandir, a large tributary of the Atrak,
at the Chat-i-Chandir.— {Napier.)
AB-I-TASH* Lat. , Long. ; Hlev. / .
A stream in the province of Astarabad rising above the Chalchalian pass.
In its upper course it is known as the Gadab.—( Na pier.)
AB-I-VARD, or BAYARD— Lat. 37° 29' 30", Long. 59 q 28' 30" : Elev
A village in the Atak, called Bavard by the Turkmans, on the north-west
frontier of Khurasan, and situated about midway between Kalat-i-Nadiri
and Daraghaz, 35 miles from either place. It was a large town in the time
of Nadir Shah, and remains of large brick buildings are still to be seen
in its now only extensive ruins. Up to about 1866 it was inhabited by the
Aleili Turkmans, when, quarrelling with the Governor of Daraghaz, they
went off to Khiva and only returned after some years to settle at Kahka.
The tract has a reputation for surpassing fertility. Melons grown there
are said to attain a weight of 501b and wheat to give a return of a hundred
fold. For many years the valley was uninhabited. Both Turkmans and Kurds
after settling in it found it untenable. Its rich harvests were too great a
temptation for plundering neighbours to withstand. In 1871 it was partly
re-peopled, and contained about 150 houses of Turkman subjects of Daraghaz.
It possesses ample pasture, and is watered by a fine stream, Sari-Su.
Ab-i-Vard is the name of the old Persian town, formerly the seat of the
Daraghaz Government, afterwards transferred to Kalat-i-Nadiri, as well
as of the small village to the rear inhabited by the Turkmans. There is
a fort. Good water and supplies can be obtained.— {Baker, Napier,
Stewart, MacGregor, Petrusevitch.)
ABKAL— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. / .
The first permanent Afghan village outside the boundary of Khurasan on the
road from Yazdun to Sabzawar, 12 miles west of the latter. It is large,
and water and supplies procurable.— {Stewart.)
AB-KHtf R—Lat. 31° 20' 0", Long. 57° 6 ' 0" ; Elev. ' {Stewart).
A cultivated spot in the desert of Khurasan, 2 miles east of the road from
Tabbas to Turshiz. There are no habitations here.— {Gill.)
ABRAZ PASS.— Lat. 38* 19' 0", Long. 57° 14' 0" ; Elev.
{Intelligence Department, War Office.)
A pass in Northern Khurasan leading to the Atak.— {Intelligence Depart
ment, War Office).
* The “ Stony Stream,”