Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 2 (of 2) / Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs

by Isabella L. Bird

• Q
• Quhaibalak, [ii. 286]
• Qwarah, [ii. 286]

• R
• Rahwan, plain of, [ii. 348]
• Ramazan, fast of, [i. 303]
• Rawlinson, Sir H., on Ali-Ilahism, [i. 86];
  • on the rock sculptures, [112];
  • on Besitun antiquities, [122];
  • on the Bakhtiaris, [296]
• Reynolds, Dr., [ii. 336]
• Rhages or Rhei, ancient city of, [i. 178], [194]
• Riji, [i. 360]
• Riz, [i. 301];
  • pigeon towers, [301];
  • lack of privacy, [303]
• "Road Beetle," [i. 242]
• —— Guards, escort of, [ii. 193], [201]
• Ross, Colonel, [i. 2]
• Rugs. See [Carpets]
• Russia, native opinions of, [i. 198]; [ii. 181], [199]
• Rustam-i village, [ii. 4]

• S
• Sabz Kuh, [i. 359]
• Sabzu ravine, [i. 352];
  • river, [359];
  • valley, [359]
• Safid-Kuh, or "white mount," [ii. 19]
• Sah Kala, [ii. 49]
• Sahid stream, [ii. 41];
  • village, [41];
  • burial-ground, [42]
• Sahmine, [ii. 137];
  • buildings, [138];
  • exports, [139]
• Sain Kala, [ii. 197];
  • trade, [197];
  • inhabitants, [198]
• Salamatabad village, [ii. 180]
• Sanak river, [ii. 206], [208]
• "Sang Niwishta," [ii. 70]
• Sanginak mountain, [i. 345]
• Sanjud, [ii. 194]
• Sannah, [i. 119], [125];
  • a diseased crowd, [127]
• Sar-i-Cheshmeh-i-Kurang, [ii. 29], [33]
• Sarakh river, [ii. 188]
• Sarawand, [ii. 88];
  • noisy crowd, [89]
• Saripul-i-Zohab, [i. 77];
  • history of, [84]
• Saruk, [i. 143];
  • carpets, [146];
  • climate, [146];
  • peasants' houses, [148];
  • flat roofs, [149]
• Sassoon, Sir A., [i. 36]
• Schindler, General, on the population of Persia, [ii. 249]
• Scribe, Persian, [i. 284]
• Seleucia, [i. 22]
• Seligun, valley of, [i. 313]; [ii. 1];
  • lake, [i. 315]
• Serba torrent, [ii. 17]
• Seyyids, the, [i. 32]; [ii. 123]
• Shah, palace of the, at Tihran, [i. 192];
  • haram, [192];
  • hunting grounds, [195];
  • gardens, [198];
  • treasure house, [199];
  • Peacock Throne, [201];
  • presentation to, [201];
  • description of, [202];
  • despotic ruler, [ii. 255]
• Shahbadar village, [ii. 115]
• Shalamzar, [i. 312];
  • eye diseases, [312]
• Shamal, [i. 1], [5]
• Shamisiri valley, [ii. 20]
• Shamran, twin peaks of, [i. 124]
• Shamsabad village, [i. 312];
  • river, [317]
• Shashgird, caravanserai of, [i. 173], [213]
• Shat-el-Arab, the, [i. 5], [6]
• Shawutha, hamlet of, [ii. 285]
• Shedd, Dr., [ii. 226]
• Sheraban, [i. 57]
• Shiahs, the, [i. 35]
• Shimran hills, [i. 182], [193], [195]
• Shiraz, [i. 227]
• Shorab valley, [ii. 27]
• Shurishghan, legends, [i. 309 note]
• Shuster, [ii. 16]
• Shuturun, [ii. 77];
  • mountain, [83]
• Siashan, [i. 150]
• Silakhor, plain of, [ii. 89], [94]
• Sinsin, [i. 225]
• Sipan Dagh, [ii. 342], [362]
• Snow scene, [i. 153]
• Soh village, [i. 236];
  • telegraph testing station, [227], [236]
• Sowars, the, [i. 78]
• Stone lions, [i. 343]
• Sujbulāk, [ii. 187], [207];
  • cemetery, [206];
  • trade, [207];
  • consulate, [207];
  • inhabitants, [207]
• Sulduz, plain of, [ii. 214]
• Sultan Ibrahim, [i. 360]
• Sunnis, the, [i. 36]
• Surmel, the, [ii. 394]
• Sutton, Dr. and Mrs., [i. 24], [37], [39], [46]
• Syrians, characteristics of the, [ii. 241];
  • costume, [242];
  • pious phrases, [242];
  • baptism, [299];
  • clerical dress, [302];
  • burial rites, [303];
  • marriage customs, [307];
  • fasts, [308];
  • episcopal succession, [309];
  • kourbana, [310];
  • dancing, [312];
  • condition of, [324]

• T
• Tabarak, stream, [ii. 19]
• Tadvan village, [ii. 360]
• Taimur Khan, [ii. 52]
• Taj Khatan, [i. 157];
  • bread-making, [159]
• Tak-i-Girreh, pass of, [i. 88]
• Tak-i-Kasr, palace of, [i. 22]
• Takautapa, [ii. 179], [186]
• Takt-i-Bostan, rock sculptors of, [i. 112]
• Tāndūr or fire-hole, [i. 132]
• Tang-i-Ardal, gorge, [i. 342]
• Tang-i-Bahrain, [ii. 94]
• Tang-i-Buzful, [ii. 124]
• Tang-i-Darkash Warkash, [ii. 3]
• Tang-i-Ghezi, [ii. 24]
• Tang-i-Karun, [ii. 11]
• Taug-i-Wastagun, [i. 361]
• Tarsa, [ii. 49]
• Tazieh or Passion Play, [i. 35], [184]; [ii. 158]
• Tchoruk, [ii. 388]
• Terpai torrent, [ii. 286]
• Threshing, mode of, [ii. 138]
• Tigris, river, [i. 1], [9], [15], [27], [51]; [ii. 350];
  • navigation of, [i. 12]
• Tihran, [i. 175];
  • arrival at, [180];
  • aspects of, [183];
  • population, [184];
  • bazars, [184];
  • horse furniture, [185];
  • foreign goods, [186], [187];
  • European quarter, [188];
  • Christian mission at, [188];
  • dispensary, hospital, [188];
  • modern improvements, [189];
  • Imperial Bank, [189];
  • squares, [192];
  • Citadel or Ark, [192];
  • freight of goods, [196];
  • society, [197];
  • Museum, [199];
  • telegraphic centre, [227]
• Tiles, [i. 231]
• Toogh village, [ii. 349]
• "Tower of Silence," [i. 194]
• Travelling equipments, [i. 44], [47], [117], [282]
• Trebizond, [ii. 386], [396]
• Tuk-i-Karu, [ii. 94]
• Tulwar village, [ii. 177]
• Tur, [i. 338], [347]
• Turbehs or mausoleums, [ii. 362]
• Turkish house, [i. 40]
• Turkman, hamlet of, [ii. 211], [217]
• Twig Bridge, [ii. 114]

• U
• Undzag, [ii. 344]
• Urmi, the "Paradise of Persia," [ii. 217];
  • Protestant missions at, [221]-[234];
  • the Fiske Seminary, [222];
  • College, [222];
  • medical mission, [224];
  • siege, [225];
  • schools, [226], [231];
  • history of the mission, [226];
  • results, [229];
  • Anglican mission, [229];
  • Sisters of Bethany, [232];
  • population, [235];
  • antiquarian interests, [236];
  • Syrians or Assyrians, [237];
  • inhabitants, [237];
  • tenure of houses, [237];
  • of lands, [238];
  • laws injurious to Christians, [ii. 240]
• Urmi, Dead Sea of, [ii. 215], [235]

• V
• V-Shaped slit, difficult passage of the, [ii. 44]
• Van, [ii. 325], [334 note];
  • Christian mission at, [335];
  • schools, [335];
  • the "Gardens," [337];
  • castle, [338];
  • church, [339];
  • increasing trade, [339]
• —— Dead Sea of, [ii. 332]
• —— Lake, [ii. 342]
• Varak Dagh, [ii. 342]
• Varzahan village, [ii. 389]
• Vastan village, [ii. 342]
• Vignau, M. du, [i. 227]

• W
• Walnut trees, [ii. 346]
• Water supply of Persia, [i. 241], [305]
• Wells, Colonel, [i. 197], [227]
• Wiyjahea caravanserai, [i. 54]
• Wolff, Sir H. Drummond, [i. 181]
• Writing, a fine art, [i. 284]

• Y
• Yakobiyeh, [i. 46], [52]
• Yalpand village, [ii. 144]
• Yangaloo, Armenian village, [ii. 366]
• Yekmala, [ii. 275]
• Yezd, [i. 194]
• Yezidi torrent, [ii. 286]
• Yezidis, the, [ii. 317]

• Z
• Zab river, [ii. 286]
• Zagros, gates of, [i. 87]
• Zainderud river, [i. 258], [269], [301]; [ii. 19];
  • process of rinsing, [i. 258]
• Zalabi, Bakhtiari eatable, [i. 330]
• Zaptiehs, [ii. 326]
• Zarak village, [ii. 360]
• Zard Kuh range, [ii. 23], [27], [28]
• Zarin valley, [ii. 19]
• Zibar mountains, [ii. 214]
• Zigana mountain, [ii. 392]
• Zobeideh valley, [i. 95]

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