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CHI—CHU
CHIRt}— Lat. 26° 43' N. Long. 53° 46' E. Elev.
One of the Shibkuli ports of the Persian Coast; it is situated about 43
miles south-east of Shiyu and 34 miles west of Charak. Chiru has a fort
and a large date grove, and lies facing the east in a small bay, formed by
a low, sandy projection running southwards from the main line of the
Persian Coast ; the village is a mile north of the point of the promontory.
The bay is easy of access and forms a capital anchorage in a shimdl, but
it is exposed to easterly and south-easterly winds. The shore is flat and
sandy, the water is deep close to the beach, and little or no tidal stream is
felt in the exchange. A very small pearl bank is said to be east of the village
at about | a mile off shore. There are steep hills inland of the village, which
is amply supplied from 5 reservoirs filled by their drainage. Chiru village
consists of about 200 houses of the ’Ubaidli ’Arab tribe, who are Sunnis,
They possess some fi e-trading vessels which run all over the Gulf, to ’Oman
and occasionally to Basrah ; also five pearl-boats which visit the western
coast of the Gulf and a dozen fishing baqdrehs and suh-ais, which are used
for sea-fishing and in summer for pearling operations off the adjoining
island of Hindarabi. The local authority is ’Abdullah-bin-Muhammad
’Abdur-Rasul, ’Ubaidti tribe, but he ordinarily resides at Baikhih Armaki,
leaving a brother in charge of Chiru. The revenue, amounting to 16,000
tumdns a year, is payable to the Governor of Bastak. There is here a post
of the Imperial Persian Customs .—{Persian Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.)
CHITTI or CHITTAR— Lat. Long. Elev.
A valley in the Bakhtiari country, traversed by the Khulbar stream at
73 miles, on the track from Kaleh Bazuft to Shushtar. The ruins of an old
fort exist there but no habitation. Water plentiful from the Khulbar
stream, but no supplies .—{Me Swiney, 1891.)
CHUGHAUSIR, vide KALEH-I- CHUGHA SURKH,
CHUGHAVAR— Lat. 28° 26' N. Long. 51° 34' E. Elev,
A village in the Dashti District situated about 8 miles west by north of
Kaki, near the right bank of the Mand river. It is a village of Rcuseh
and Hajian. They own 10 horses, 25 camels, 80 donkeys, 8 mules, 50
cattle and 2,500 sheep and goats. Date palms are 4,000.—-(Pemcm Gulf
Gazetteer, 1908.)
CHUKU (?)— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, 10 miles north-west of Abadeh, on the west of the road *
and situated under the hills.
CHUL (1) {i.e., “ the deserb ”.)—
The name given to a route travelled by Mr. Schindler in Khuzistan,
proceeding in a north-west direction from the foot of the Dehliz Pass to
Badamak, where there are several streams flowing south. {Baring *
Schindler.)
CHULAK (BALA)— Lat. 34° 8' N. Long, 46° 47' E. Elev. 5,030'.
Stands on the edge of the Zabari plain, 1 mile north-west of the other
village of Chulak. There are a. number of fine willows and some gardens.