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Varzahan → Uğrak (village in Bayburt central district, Bayburt province)
Dudjook Mountains → in the first half of the nineteenth century name for the Dersim/Tunceli region (currently Tunceli province)
Erzeroom → Erzurum (capital of Erzurum province)
Guli → Güllü (village in Palandöken district, Erzurum province)
Gundi Miran/ Bey-Kiui → Beyköyü (village in Tekman district, Erzurum province)
Kosli → Ovakozlu ( village in Hınıs district, Erzurum province)
Karagol → Karaağıl (village in Bulanık district, Muş province
Kop → Gop, Bulanık (centre of Bulanık district, Muş province)
Gula Shailu → Haçlıgöl (Lake in Muş province)
Piron → Göztepe ( village in Bulanık district, Muş province)
Nazik → Nazik Gölü (Lake in Ahlat district, Bitlis province)
Khers → Kırıkkaya (village in Ahlat district, Bitlis province)
19-26
Akhlat → Ahlat (centre of Ahlat district, Bitlis province)
Keswack → Kıyıdüzü (vilage in Tatvan district, Bitlis province)
Tadwan → Tatvan (centre of Tatvan district, Bitlis province)
29-31
Bitlis → Bitlis (capital of Bitlis province)
Goeena → not identified
Omais-el-Koran → Veyselkarani, Ziyaret (village and place of pilgrimage in Baykan district, Bitlis province)
Khokhi → Tütenocak (village in Baykan district, Bitlis province)
Hamki → Yayıklı → (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)
Guzelder → Güzeldere (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)
Koshana → Şenköy (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)
Ridvan → Rıdvan (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)
Kunduk → Yumrukaya (village in Beşiri district, Batman province ?)
Anoudi → not identified. Perhaps Çeltikbaşı village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province.
Tilleh → Çaltepe (village in Kurtalan district, Siirt province)
Chellek → Çelikköy (village in Dargeçit district, Mardin province, is the village at the westbank of the Tigris, according to Layard called "Chellek Ali Rummo"
Khouara → Ormanardı (village in Eruh district, Siirt province)
Funduk → Fındık (village in Güçlükonak district, Şirnak province)
Fynyk → probably Damlarca (village in Güçlükonak district, Şirnak province)
Derghileh → Kumçatı (village in Şirnak central district, Şirnak province)
Mansouriyah → Kurtuluş neighbourhood of Cizre town, Cizre district, Şirnak province)
Jezireh → Cizre (centre of Cizre district, Şirnak province)
Tiekhtan → Buğdaylı (village in Silopi district, Şirnak province)
Dereboun → Dayrabun (Kurdistan region, Iraq)
Dizza → Yüksekova (centre of Yüksekova district, Hakkari province)
Charderrah → Çaldıran (village in Başkale district, Van province)
Antiss → Öncüler (village in Başkale district, Van province)
Beit-Shebbet → perhaps Beytüşşebap (centre of Beytüşşebap district, Şirnak province) [not visited by author]
Kosh-Ab → Hoşap, Güzelsu (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Hindostan → Erkaldı (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Khawassan Valley → not identified
Nourtchouk → Yolaşan (village in Gürpınar district, Van province)
Yedi Klissia → Yedikilise, Yukarıbakraçlı (village in central district of Van, Van province)
Wan → Van (capital of Van province)
Iskelli → İskele (neighbourhood of Van city, formerly village, Van province)
Amikh → Yeşilsu (village in Van central district, Van province)
Church of Kormawor → not identified
Yedi Klissia → see above p.334
Artamit, Adremit → Edremit (centre of Edremit district, Van province)
Vastan → Gevaş (centre of Gevaş district, Van province)
Akhtamar (Island, Convent) → Akdamar, Aghtamar (within border of Gevaş district, Van province)
Narek → Yemişlik (village in Gevaş district, Van province)
Mukus → Bahçesaray (district of Van province)
Mukus → Bahçesaray (centre of Bahçesaray district, Van province)
358 (all settlements mentioned on this page are in Bahçesaray district, Van province, and were only mentioned by the author, not visited)
Aughin → Ağın (hamlet)
Nouravos → probably Bulvar (hamlet)
Kasr → Koyunlu (hamlet)
Achichos → not identified
Kerkichos → probably Taşköprü (hamlet)
Aurenj → Altındere (village)
Kotzabiloor → Gazipulur (hamlet)
Auveriss → Evciler (hamlet)
Parangos → Paşaköy (village)
Mangoneh → not identified
Komis → Akyayla (village)
Ketchoks → probably Bağcılar (hamlet)
Amaghus → Oğuzeli (hamlet)
Marakos → not identified
Berwar → not identified
"ancient Christian chapel" →
Aurenj → Altındere (see above, p.358)
Shattak → Çatak (centre of Çatak district, Van province)
Tauk → Shokh (Armenian and Kurdish names for centre of Şatak/Çatak, centre of Çatak district, Van province)
Tagu → = yayla (meadow)
Pir-bedelan → Pirbedelan (hamlet belonging to Dikbıyık village, Gürpınar district, Van province)
Geographical Annotations to
Layard, Discoveries in the ruins of Nineveh and Babylon (1853)
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