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Travels in Central Asia

Editorial note — Chapter XVII

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[Footnote 106: That is to say, towards the north, Urgendj dervazesi,(Dervaze, a Persian word, meaning gate.) Gendumghia dervazesi, Imaret dervazesi; towards the east, Ismahmudata dervazesi, Hazaresp dervazesi; to the south, Shikhlair dervazesi, Pishkenik dervazesi, Rafenek dervazesi; and to the west, Bedrkhan dervazesi. There are ten Mahalle (quarters), that is to say, 1. Or. 2. Kefterkhane. 3. Mivesztan, where the fruit is sold. 4. Mehterabad. 5. Yenikale. 6. Bala Havuz, where there is a large reservoir of water surrounded by plane trees, serving as a place of recreation. 7. Nanyemezorama. (This word means 'village that eats no bread.') 8. Nurullahbay. 9. Bagtche. 10. Rafenek.

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