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DIZ—DUD
DlZUK NALl—
A ndld which rises in the DIznk range, in Sarhad, and after receiving the
Galchah Nala, flows over the Galugan plain, in Sarhad, in a westerly and
then southerly direction. A good road leads from Dukdoh (mile 162j) and
from Galchah (mile 149 f), on the route from Sehkuha to Bampiir. An
excellent road is said to run to Ladis up this Dizuk Nala to the Tcutal ;
thence down the Ladis Nala to Ladis ; distance about 32 miles. Grass,
wood, grazing, and water are said to exist en route—{Jennings, 1885.)
DOKUH—
A village in the Shamil district south of Ahmadi, consisting, of 20
houses. There are 30 armed fighting men. Live-stock*are : 100 cattle,
800 sheep and goats. There are several springs of water and a lot of date
and fruit trees .—{Sher Jang.)
DRAKUN—
A village on the island of Qishm, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , situated about 7 miles
from Basidu.— (Bracks.)
DRANJI—
A halting stage in Makran, 42 miles south of Qasrqand, and about
6 north-west of Ohurak. A small quantity of brackish water is available
both here and at Paisal (q.v.), 1 ; ] miles west, the remainder of the district
being quite waterless.—(</awes, 1900.)
DRAZ—
A village in Kirman, on the right bank of the Halil Rud, near
Bijnabad.— (Sykes, 1894.)
DRUKAN (Nala)—
The name of a tributary of the Talab river. The southern branch rises in
Bundaran Kutal (mile 93|, on the route from Jalkto Ladis, between
Bundaran Nala and Dast Kird), and the route descends this ndld from
the kutal for 12^ miles ; the place is here called Sar-i-Drukan (mile 195J
on this route), and the ndld turns sharp to the right (north-east) and flows
through a gap in the Gill mountain to the Talab river, a tributary of
the Mashkid river. At Sar-i-Drukan, is a large grove of tamarisks, and
this is a regular halting-place for kdfilehs. Height 4,700 feet. Water is
now (March 1885) flowing in the river-bed, but in times of drought it
does not remain on the surface, and either wells must be dug in the
bed, or it must be brought from a few miles off. The northern branch
rises in the Dast Kird Kutal (q. v.) — (Jennings, 1885.)
DUBAJ—
A well on the bank of the Mahi Shor, about 6 miles north of Korin (q.v.)-
The water is rather brackish .—(Shaikh Mohi-ud-Din.)
DUBAK (KUH-I)—
A range of hills in Kirman, which begins miles west of Chah-i-Kuru
(q.v.). — (Wyatt, 1899.)
DtDAR—
A place in the Minab district (q.v.).