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very homogeneous constitution ; it is black and of a consistency equal
to that of osokerite. It exists here in such inconsiderable quantities
that it is of no commercial importance.— (Allahrerdiantz, 1891).
One mile from the village, on the road to the Kutal-i-Pir Zan, is a small,
domed building covering a kadamgdh said to bear the imprint of ’All s horse-
hoofs and in connection with which the villagers relate the customary
astounding miracle.
Mr. T. F. Odling, M.R.C.S., in a medical report on the part of Persia
adjacent to the telegraph line, writes regarding the district between Kazarun
and Dasht Arzhin :—
“ There is a fair supply of drinking water on the road, which, after
-climbing the Kutal-i-Dukhtar, leads through the Oak Valley. Here, in
early summer, is a large fly mosquitoes also are numerous. The former
attacks horses, producing large, brawny swellings, and quickly causing
a loss of condition ; the latter effectually prevents the traveller from sleeping.
“ The road now leads up the Kutal-i-Pir Zan (7,400 feet). Half-way up,
at a caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). , is an abundant supply of excellent water. Descending,
(water generally abundant) the plain of Dasht Arzhin is reached (4,100 feet
above sea-level). Nearly one-half of this plain is covered by a marshy lake
which apparently has no outlet. The climate here varies greatly. The Qak
Valley has a mild winter, but it is very hot in summer ; on the top of the
Kutal-i-Pir Zanthe winter is very severe, and the same may be said of Dasht
Arzhin.—Here in summer the sun is hot, but the nights are generally cool.
About the Oak Valley and the Kutal-i-Pir Zan the population is very small.
The diet is principally acorn bread. Intermittent fever, dyspepsia, and
ophthalmia are prevalent. At Dasht Arzhin intermittent fever is always
prevalent. ”— (Monteith—Ouseley — St. John — Pelly—Jones — Stack Odling
—Curzon, 1899.—Newcomen, 1905.)
DASHT-I-ARJAN—
Rations for 1 regiment with its transport for 1 day available here
(August).— (Howe, 1906.)
DASHTl— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Shabankareh district of Pars, on the right bank of the
Rudhilleh stream, 2 miles above Basri. It contains 100 houses inhabited
by original Persians, and a small fort with four towers. The villagers own
20 horses, 100 donkeys, and 1,000 sheep ; they grow wheat, barley, and a
few dates. Some wool also is exported .—( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
DASHTl (District)—
A large and important district of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. littoral of Pars; inland
it begins at ’Arab!, 27 miles east-south-east of Bushire town, and on the coast
at a point 40 miles south-south-east of the same place ; its termination is at
the mouth of the Bardistan valley, 105 miles south-east of Bushire.
Limits .—Dashti is bounded on the west by the sea and on the east,
approximately, by the seaward face of the main maritime range; somg
places connected with it lie in valleys within the range. On the north
Dashti meets the district of Tangistan, its extreme inland village on ths
side being ’Arabia, as already mentioned, and the extreme coast village,