'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎313] (358/466)

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Eemarks.
18th June 1884,
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M aho M medi
70
on the right hank of the
fenatt-bem-Lemme, or RuliiHa. Mohrezi
the residence of Muhamad Khan, Zabi'
. i . r . -,^6 ter-i^Ruhilla, is beyond the river, 3 miles
distant, m a direcrtion of 160°. ... ^
T o oros S the river, it is necMMiy to go np steam, passing the village of Majnun, and
to ford it between the villages ot Kara Sirhan and Askerri. j > ^
Traverses the uncultivated mud flat
crossing at.4-30 a.m . a muddy ereek, th-
tord over which should be carefully a^
certamed. (Khor Gesir,)
Tillage
8
Eal'a Siehan
south-west of the village of Ruhilla.
Fords the river, here 100 yards wide,
3 6 deep, sluggish current, flowing
between steep sandy banks 12' high. Its
bed is sandy and firm {see pages 40, 46).
The mouth of the river lies Sf miles,
It overflows its banks for some distance from its mouth, the coast line being only a few
Coast. f ® e . fc ab ° ve t* 16 'f el , of hi | h wa toi', and consisting of a narrow
strip or sand with a few tufts of grass.
. The mouths of ^ the creeks crossed are all shallow at the entrance and have deep water
inside. Khor Geseir is the largest and has a small village near its mouth [see mae 40) —
( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot.) J ''
The strip of country bordering the river is well cultivated (wheat and harlev) and
along it villages are numerous; the Euhilla district is considered to he a rich one • nalm
trees grow about the villages. '
8-35
Moheezi
Village, on the left bank of the river '
the wheat and barley are being trodden
j out by donkeys.
Halt till 3-15 p.m . ; the shade temperature averages 96° from 9 a.m . till 4pm
p.m.
3-15
5-45
Moheesi
Kohak
. Crosses the altogether barren mud flat
in a direction of 165°.
A well 2 to 3' deep only. As there is no
drinking-water to be procured at Schif, it
should be taken on from this well, which
suffices only to water 15 to 20 animals.
wnnld W v i • i If spk deeper, it is said that the water
a become brackish. The hills are distant 8 to 10 miles to the left. The mud flat would
6 impassable after heavy rains.
Still traversing the desolate mud flat, Schif is reached at a distance of 30 miles from
u (see Revised G-azetteer of Persia).
(W i < ^ a ^ s ^is season are hot and the shurndl blows with intensity, the heat is
fronfvf., , e . ara ^ e ( 9f ? 0 to'100°) in the shade, and the nights pleasantly cool when passed away
Duiidings and in the open ; early morning temperature about 70° ; no dew falls.
journev 21 f 9^' Buslli . re can reached by a sea passage of 1J to 3 hours, or by a land
to ^0 miles, skirting the mud flat surrounding the town on the land side.
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