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JAS—JAS
Name.
Position.
Houses and inhabit
ants.
Gangan ..
19 miles west by
north of Old Jashk
and 3 | miles inland
from the coast.
Fluctuates from 120 T
to 200 huts of the
Rais tribe, reaching
its maximum size
in the season of
agriculture.
Grishkin ..
On the bank of the
Gabrig river at
its mouth.
10 huts of fishermen r
Gurandu ..
Haimin ..
On the left bank of
the Gabrig river,
15 miles from the
coast.
On the right bank of
the Haimin stream,
8 miles from the sea.
20 huts of H5ts and
Baluchis.
12 huts of Hots and
Baluchis.
Hasar
6 miles north-east of
YaJkdar.
50 huts of Singalaus.
Hun
3 miles north-east of
Gurandu.
20 huts of Hots and
Baluchis in the dry
season, increasing
to 100 in the rains.
Hushdan .
On the coast 10 mile
east-north-east o
New Jashk.
s Half-a-dozen huts
of Maids, fisher
men and cultivators.
Remarks.
r illage is a scattered
one. Dates are in plenty
and there is much culti
vation of wheat, maize
and arzun. The people
own 300 camels, 200 cattle
and 200 goats and sheep,
and some of them are
weavers and others wood
cutters. Sheep’s wool, goats
and camels’ hair and ghi are
exported, and there is some
trade—chiefly in ghi —with
Qishm island and the
coast of Arabia. Water is
from wells and rather
brackish. Two routes from
the Biaban district and
Minab town converge here.
There is a considerable trade
with Masqat town and
Qishm island. Ghi, wool,
sheep, and goats are
exported and dates, rice,
jowari and cloth imported.
The chief is Mir Muhammad
of Jagin, son of Mir Abdun
Nabi. Water is good from
wells.
A little cultivation of 400
date palms, 50 camels, 20
cattle and 50 goats and
sheep. %
Date palms number 200 and
livestock are 50 camels,
20 cattle and 50 goats and
sheep.
There is a little cultivation of
cotton and dates, and the
people possess 500 date
trees, 100 camels, 50 cattle
and 300 goats and sheep.
There is a little cultivation of
dates (100 palms) barley,
and jowari, and live-stock
are 50 camels, 20 cattle
and 50 goats and sheep.
The inhabitants own 100 date
palms, a few cattle and
20 sheep and goats;
grow wheat, maize, and
cotton, and deal in white-
bait. Water is good.