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KHAIRABAD—Lif. 37° 28' 0", Long. 59° V 0"; Elev. ' {Napier).
A village in northern Khurasan in the district of Daraghaz, about 12
miles north-east of Muhammadabad, on the road to Lutfabad and the Atak.
Like all the villages in the Atak, it is defended by a good wall, with towers
and ditches. These villages, before the Russian occupation of the Atak,
served as an outer-line of defence against the Turkumaus, and paid no revenue
in consideration of their services.— [Napier, Stewart.)
KHAIRABAD —Lat. , Long. • Elev.
A village of Khurasan, at the foot of the Kuh Pusht hills, 6 miles due
north of Nazlabad, which is about 6 miles from Sabzawar on the road to
IMishapur.— [Bellew.)
KHAIRABAD— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A village of Persian Sistan, inhabited by families of the Sanjurani tribe.—
{Bellew.)
KHAIRABAD— Lat. 36° 26' 30", Long. 55° 5' 0" ; Elev. ' {Napier).
A small village in Khurasan, 8 miles east of Shahrud. It consists of a few
huts scattered among ruins and some cornfields, watered by a small kdrez.
No supplies are procurable.— {Bellew, Goldsmid.)
KHAIRABAD —Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A village in northern Khurasan, about 15 miles north-east of Kuchan.—
{MacGregor.)
KHAIRAHAT —Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A large village of Khurasan, situated on the plateau of Khushkhana, which
is some ten miles from the Kuchan plain.— {Napier.)
KHAIRAT— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A village in the province of Astarabad, 16 miles from Astarabad city on
the road to Shahrud by the Jaling-Maling pass. It is a suitable spot for
the halting-place of a force.— {Lovett.)
KHAKISTAR*— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A caravausarai, about 17 miles from Mashhad, on the road to Herat.
There is a cistern of brackish water here, that nevertheless serves as a
rendezvous for the wild asses, which flock there in numbers to drink, at the
risk of being killed by the hunters.— {Khanikoff.)
KHAKISTAR*— Lat. , Long. ^ ; Elev.
A village on the north-west of Kalat-i-Nadiri. It is prettily situated in a
valley outside the stronghold, and contains some thirty families of Kurds.—
{MacGregor.)
KHALAN-I-SHAMSf— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A stage in Khurasan, 42 miles from Tabas, on the road to Yazd.—
{Kinneir.)
KHALIlABAD— Lat. 35° 11' 0", Long. 58° 24' 0"; Elev. ^ ' {Napier).
A village in Khurasan, about 9 miles west of Turshiz, situated on
a sterile plain. It contains about 300 dwellings. On the north of the road
there is a ruined, walled but unoccupied, village of the same name, but
the one to the left is that inhabited at present. There is a fine old fort
here, much stronger than is usual in this part of Persia, but it is fast falling
into ruins. There is an abundance of first rate water, and^ some supplies
are procurable. There is a silk-reeling manufactory here.— (Clerk, Taylor.)
* “ Ashes.”
f “ Spots on the Sun/