E. Ehlers
Articles by E. Ehlers
- ALBORZ iii. Geography
ALBORZ iii. Geography The Alborz mountains form the central part of the northern arc of mountains in Iran, which extend…
- BAḴTĪĀRĪ MOUNTAINS
BAḴTĪĀRĪ MOUNTAINS, central part of the Zagros mountain range, more or less identical to the settlement area of the Baḵtīārī…
- BAḴTAGĀN LAKE
BAḴTAGĀN LAKE, part of the Lake Nīrīz basin situated about 1,525 m above sea level in the province of Fārs,…
- ASTARĀBĀD BAY
ASTARĀBĀD BAY, also known as Gorgān Bay or Ḵalīǰ-e Gorgān, is a lagoon in the extreme southeastern corner of the…
- ASK SPRINGS
ASK SPRINGS (Figure 53). Situated at the foot of Damāvand (5,670 m) in the valley of the Harāz-rūd, Ask is…
- ĀMOL
ĀMOL, a town on the Caspian shore, situated in 36° 25’ north latitude and 52° 35’ east longitude in the…
- ALVAND KŪH
ALVAND KŪH, mountain range near Hamadān, an isolated massif at a point of junction between the Zagros folds and the…
- ALLĀHO AKBAR, KŪH-E
ALLĀHO AKBAR, KŪH-E, a mountain range that forms part of the northern rim of the Khorasan trench in northeastern Iran,…
- ĀLĀ DĀḠ
ĀLĀ DĀḠ, name of a number of mountains in Iran; of Turkish origin, the words mean “colored mountain.” Many mountains…
- ĀJĪ ČĀY
ĀJĪ ČĀY (Talḵa-rūd, “Bitter river”), a river some 200 km in length which rises on the western flank of Kūh-e…
- AGRICULTURE in Iran
AGRICULTURE in Iran. The rural economy, for millennia the economic and social basis for all Persian governments, is characterized by…
- ĀHAK
ĀHAK “lime,” a solid, white substance consisting essentially of calcium oxide. i. Production. ii. Early use of lime mortars. i….
- ĀBYĀR
ĀBYĀR, title of the person given official charge of the irrigation of ābī “irrigated” lands. He may be a farmer…
- ABU MUSĀ i – ii
ABŪ MŪSĀ, island in the Persian Gulf. i . Description. ii. Recent history. i. Description Abū Mūsā, situated near 26°…
- ĀBŠĪNA HAMADĀN RŪD
ĀBŠĪNA HAMADĀN RŪD, name of a drainage system that covers several streams and small rivers along the eastern flank of…
- ĀBŠŪR RŪD
ĀBŠŪR RŪD “salt river.” The name ābšūr is very common in Iran for those rivers with a high salt content….
- ĀBĪ
ĀBĪ, Persian term for those agricultural lands which are irrigated; unirrigated (i.e., rain-fed) fields are called daymī (see discussion s.v….
- ĀB-E GARM
ĀB-E GARM “warm water”: hot springs and mineral springs in Iran (Figure 10). Springs in general. Springs are defined as…
- GONBAD-E QĀBUS
GONBAD-E QĀBUS (KĀVUS), city and sub-province in the Golestān Province. i. Geography. ii. Population. iii. Monument. i. GEOGRAPHY The…
- QOM LAKE
QOM LAKE (DARYĀČA-ye QOM, or Qom Basin), also called Daryāča-ye Sāva, one of the interior watersheds in northwestern Persia (see…