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KAHTM—
A village in the Jashk district (q.v.).
KAIDASHT—
A village of 30 houses and 140 inhabitants, situated in the Tagh-i-
Bimurz valley on the road between Nasratabad (Sistan) and Birjand. It
lies between Sehlabad and Mud, and is 13 miles from the former and 32 from
the latter. The village possesses 10 cattle, 500 sheep and goats and 20 camels.
In ordinary years the annual production of wheat and barley (f wheat, i
barley) is 70 kharwdrs or 315 Indian maunds. Good and plentiful water-
supply from a Jcdriz. The Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. , Ghulam Riza, lives in an old fort situated
on the south side of the village—(C. Wanliss, July 1903 ; 'Abbas 'All 1907 )
KAIMAGAR—
A village in Persian Baluchistan. It is situated in the Magas plain (see
Magas), about 3f miles cast of that place, and half a mile to the right of the
road leading to Sib and Dizak. Kashan is about 4 miles further along
the road. Coming from that place, St. John says,—“ A slight descent
brought us opposite Kaimagar, a small date-grove half a mile to the east,
after which the road gradually ascended towards Magas.” Gasteiger!
who passed through in 1881, remarks: “ This village is surrounded by
cultivated fields, but is itself very dirty.”— {St. John ; Gasteiger.)
KAIN SAGRI (Nala) (Kirman)—
A tributary to the Bampur river in the vicinity of the old fort of Pahura.
This river possesses a good perennial stream which is used for irriga
tion.— {Jennings.) b
KAIR and BIR—
Coast districts of Persian Baluchistan, lying east of the Rapch river and
forming a division of the Dasht district. Kair and Bir consist for the most
part of sandy plains between the hills and the sea. A general description
of the country will be found in the article Dasht. The Kair and Bir rivers
run southwards from the hills across the plains to the sea. They
will be found described under their own names. It is uncertain whether
there are permanent settlements of Kair and Bir.
KAIR RIVER, or KAUR-I-KIR—
A considerable stream in Persian Baluchistan which drains the Geh dis
trict, and descending in a general ^ southerly course to the coast plains falls
into the sea by two mouths, of which the eastern is on Pilzim Bay, 28 miles
west by north of Chahbar and the other 18 miles further to westward on
the east side of Tank point. The village of Tank is situated on the right
bank of the western branch, about 3 miles from the coast, and the village
of Kair is scattered on both banks of the eastern branch at about 7 miles
from the sea.
The district of the delta is called Kair and is cultivated to a considerable
extent.
Near the town of Geh {q.v.) three watercourses unite, and run south
for about 10 miles, when they are joined by theHichan Kaur, which appears
to be the mam stream. r