The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29
Infant CITY
OF PERSIA IS
LTANABAD
Having Been Founded Only a
little More Than One
Hundred Years.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. The Ma
ttonal Geographic Society issues the
following war geo graphy bulletin con-
corning Sultanabad, capital Of the
iPersion province OF Irak, IN the vicin-
ity Of which the Russians are report
ed to have administered defeat to
considera Bile Turkish force:
Sultanabad Is tho infant city Of
Persia, having been founded only II
little more than a hundred years ago,
whereas most Of the places OF more.
than 5000 inhabitants In this an
Gent kingdom have histories anted lat
ing the Christian era by centuries.
The town owes It's importance to the.
fact that 1t lis In the center or one Of
greatest rug-making districts in the
near East. AT forms with Hamadan,A
Tabriz, and Herman. the big four
of the Persian carpet world.
Hand Woven Carpets.
The hand Woven carpets OF Persia
are divided into three general classes
kali. or rugs having piles and cut
like plush; the nimads, or felt weaYes
which are seldom exported, and the
gilim, with smooth surfaces much IN
demand for hangings, draperies and
couch covers. Sultanabad il noted es-
4pecially for its kali, and before the
war the value Of these goods exported
om#here and Ferahan amounted to-
half a million dollars annually. A
British company is tabltshed In Sui
tanabad to handle this business.
There are only five or six roads in
Persia which are sufficiently wide
and welI-graded To make Vehfcular
through Su1tanabad. The Importance
OF this fact cannot be fully appreciat-
ed unless onearecalls that this country
which hasa area two thirds as large
as all the states east Of the MISSISSIPPI
hi, boasts Of but one railroad and
that Is a line only six miles long run
ming between Tahernn and q mosque
just beyond the capital 3 city limits.
The Sultanabad highway runs to
Kun, sixty lei ght miles to the north
east and thence north to TeheTan,
an additional nine ty-two miles. The.
part Of the road from Teheran to-
Kun was built in 1883%at q cost OF
$4,000 but had to be rebuilt BY the
Imperial Bank of Persia, which e1-
pended S275, 600 on the enterprise.
The second section OF the highway,
from Kun to Sultanabad, was built
to connect the capital with 5Avhaz
(Ahwaz) at the head OF navi cation
of the Karum5Tfver, from VIII ich point
a fortntghtly steamer service to the.
Persian gulf IL operated, aided by a
subsidy from the British government.
Situated In Mountains.
Situated in q mountainous dis
strict In which considerable grain isI
raised, Su1tanabad has an elevat ion4
I Of more than a mile above sea-Ieve1.
The city IL the center OF a triangle
\ formed by the three historic towns OF
Herman shah, is o miles in an airline
to the west: Teheran. is % miles to-
the northeast, and Ispatan, 1 SO miles
to the southeast. 4
owes its existence to Napoleon Bona
#parte. N an q fort to induce Persia
to attack Great Brftafn's possessions
In India, IN exchange for French help!
against the Russians then Invading
Georgia, the emperor despatchedsG Cen.
Claude Gardane4t to the court OF Te-
heran to eject the alliance. But by
the time the dfp lomat could complete
his dangerous overland journey the
treaty or Tilsit Gully. Ill 8 0T) had been
IN existence five mont this. and his mis-
sion was thereby rend cred useless for
the time being. The envoy remained
In Persia for more than q year. how
ever, and during that time tempted
Ito eorganize the native ARM A
Recruiting center for several battal-
ions was established in the mid st Of
the rug-Inakfng vtllages OF Irak, and
thus began Sultanabad VIII CHI today
has u populat on of Is s0 90. Gardane
lsreturne d to France IN n e09 as made
Ia count and took part IN The dtsas-
lstroug campaig n In Portugal under
His TeRersea cost Inn the
III favor VIII Oh he shad Nv nsW with the ems
II parnf by his ling 81 the