"دليل بلاد فارس، المجلد I ويشمل محافظات أستراباد، شاهرود-بوستان، خراسان، وسيستان" [ظ‎‎١‎٢‎٤] (٧٢٢/٢٥٣)

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and water, aad bounded by rugged ridges of a red stone. This valley affords I l
the most splendid grazing ground, even in July; and for this reason it is
clearly the line that should be taken by the cavalry of a force proceedino- to
the east, if other things permitted. The defile is certainly impracticable for
artillery as it stands ; but it could easily be made practicable in a few hours
as the soil of the hill is soft. The summit of the pass is called the Gardan- ^
i-Kala-i-Mmar. It abounds in strong positions, and the road is com-
pletely commanded by a very steep, rugged, impracticable ridge, which
runs along the left the whole way. The descent is gradual to the plain for 1
about 8 miles, and is quite good and practicable for artillery.— [Mac
Gregor.)
KALA-I-MlNAR*— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. 1
A village in Kurdish Khurasan, about 9 miles from Muhammadabad, on
the road to Bujnurd. It is situated about a mile to the left of the regular K
road, and contains gardens and cultivation.— [MacGregor.)
KALA-T-NAU— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A village in Khurasan, 51 miles from Turbat-i-Shaikh-i-Jam, on the road to
Herat. It has good water and some supplies.— [MacGregor.) i
KALA-I-NAU— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A square fort, about 25 miles south-east of Birjand, Khurasan, and 600 or
700 yards due south of Mud. It was formerly the residence of Mir Alam
of Kain, but is now unoccupied and in a state of decay. Under its walls is
a zirishlc, or barberry plantation, and a few cypress trees.
The fruit of the barberry is made into a preserve, and also exported in
the dry state as currants. The root of the bush is used as a yellow dye, and E
also as an astringent in diarrhoea.— [Bellew.)
KALA-I-NAU— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. ".
A village in Khurasan, 7 miles north-west of Khaf, situated on a plain
slightly encrusted with salt.— [Clerk.) : ^
K ALA-I-NAUf— Lat. 30° 47' 0", Long. 61° 37' 0"; Elev. ' ( JFalker).
Also called “ Burj-i-D6st Muhammad Khan ”—one of the principal places in
the cultivated part of Persian Sistan, containing about 1,800 houses and an
“avg,” or citadel. This is built on a high dry cliff, with precipitous sides; and
its walls are strong and well adapted for defence. It has a square tower at one
of the angles, and contains the residence of the chief and his family. It
towers high above the village disjoosed around its base, and is built on the
undulating ground, of which the highest part forms the foundation of the
“ arg/"’ A roughly constructed mud wall surrounds the village, and follows
the undulations of the ground, being nowhere of uniform height. A few
' houses are built outside the walls on the east face, and a strong species of
mantled tower crowns the rising ground, which lies beyond the town to the *
north. ^At the time of the Mission to Sistan, Kala-i-Nau was the residence
of Sharif Khan, the Nahrui chief. It is inhabited by his tribe.-— [Goldmid, 1
Bellew, Rozario.)