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DEMAWEND. 
called the Bagh zemerood, or the Emerald Garden. It is composed of 
a Serder, a gateway, and a room above; and of an anderoon, built 
under the shade of some ancient and spreading plane-trees, rising upon 
four successive terraces. All these villages are under the jurisdiction 
of the Governor of Demawend. 
From Boumyeen to Demawend is about three fursungs. Three 
miles from the latter place, we left the high road over which the King 
and his army had already passed, and turned to the north, keeping at 
the foot of one of the high mountains that encompass the small vale of 
Demawend: we then discovered the town amongst trees and corn¬ 
fields. It is situated in a hollow on the banks of a river, and on the 
road from Teheran, is first distinguished by some old turrets which 
stand conspicuous on an eminence, and by one brick minar, which 
formerly belonged to its best mosque. The vale is about three miles in 
length, and two in breadth, inclining on a gradual descent from the north 
to the south, and thus its corn-fields are levelled like terraces. Besides 
the town of Demawend situated nearly at its lowest extremity, it 
contains ten villages, and nothing can be more lively and flourishing 
than the appearance of this little tract. It is watered by two streams, 
the one flowing from the N. W., which is small, the other from the 
north, which is the principal river ; they both meet at Demawend and 
flow through the town. On the borders of these streams are planted 
willows, poplars, and walnut-trees, which add greatly to the landscape. 
The interior of Demawend is thickly shaded by them, and the con¬ 
junction of trees and water tends to keep up a constant coolness, even 
in the hottest part of the day. 
The town is spread over a hill, the principal street leading at the foot 
of it near the river. It consists of about five hundred houses, three 
hundred of which are Demawendies, and the remainder Kerman fami¬ 
lies, brought from that province by Aga Mohamed Khan. It is go¬ 
verned by Aga Khan, a Seyid, who has a large house at the south end 
of the town, and whose jurisdiction extends over all the villages that 
are dependant upon Demawend. Of these there are about thirty 
in number, situated according to the quantity of water near them. 
