CASHAN, or KASHAN, a flourishing city of Persia, 92
miles north of Isfahan, situated in a stony plain, and very
well supplied with water. N. Lat. 33. 55., E. Long. 51. 20.
The manufactures of silks, carpets, cottons, and gold and
silver articles, are extensive. It has a palace, and many
fine mosques, bazaars, and caravanserais. Pop. probably
30,000.