Asterabad

Asterabad is regarded as a separate province, in honour,

Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia 1856

The presence of the Russian squadron near Asterabad is likely to effect a change in this part of their religious observances.

Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia 1856

Agha Mahommed Khan, the founder of the Kajjars, they made a bold effort to establish themselves in Asterabad.

Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia 1856

Asterabad; but the great expense of maintaining a large garrison so remote from Russia, and the unhealthiness of the locality, induced the Russian Government, in 1732, to restore the districts to Persia.

Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Theo. F. Rodenbough

The route from Tchikishliar _via_ Asterabad (where it strikes the main Teheran-Mashed-Herat road) would be an important auxiliary to the railway line, _via_ Asterabad.

Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Theo. F. Rodenbough

‘Well, ’ said I, ‘if he is dead, be it so; all I can say is, that he was one of the true believers at Asterabad, not six days ago; and that he will soon prove in person, by showing himself at Tehran, in the course of another week.

The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Morier

From my dress, he perceived me to be a dervish, and my story was soon told: as for himself, he was a courier belonging to the Governor of Asterabad, and, to my joy and surprise, was carrying the happy intelligence of the release of my former companion, Asker Khan, the Shah’s poet, from his captivity among the Turcomans.

The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Morier

At the time a treaty was concluded with Napoleon, then First Consul, by virtue of which a combined Russo-French army was to disembark at Asterabad and march from thence into India by way of Khorassan and Afghanistan.

Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Theo. F. Rodenbough

My companion informed me that the poet had managed to reach Asterabad in safety, and that, being destitute of everything, he, in the meanwhile, had been dispatched to give intelligence of his situation to his family.

The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan James Morier

Or it could move outside Persian territory, from _Chikishliar_ by the Bendessen Pass to Asterabad, and would then have to pass through Persian territory to Sarakhs, or across the desert to Merv;

Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Theo. F. Rodenbough