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The camping-ground is stony and bare, and is suitable for a small
force of peihaps 500 men, except for the water-supply, which is limited,
though of good quality. It is obtained from the bed of a small sandy
nala, m which grow masses of strongly scented wild mmt.—[Medlev and
Massy, July 1893.) *
PATHAN—
A village in Geh {q.v.) on the Sarhai in Makran.
PATIABAD, see Gojur.
PAT KALEH (Persian BalOchistan)—
^A hamlet on the Perso-Baluch border, between Kesri ndld and Ghar
Gishtar, on the Gwadar-Jalk road.— {Jennings.)
PATKHAN—
4 small village in Sara van, in Persian Baluchistan, about 9 miles west
of Irafshan, on the road to Sarbaz. It contains a few date groves, a little
wheat cultivation, and some water.— {Tighe, 1902.)
PATKHUN—
A village in Rudbar {q-v.) in Kirman.
PATKUN—
A date grove, 2 miles east of Pib in Persian Baluchistan.— 1893.)
PATKUR—
A P lace mentioned by Jennings on the route from Jalk to Ladls, via
Nahu and the desert, skirting the hills. It is 10 miles from Nairn,’ the’
second stage on that route and 13 miles from Zaiti. There are several wells
here, and sweet water is obtained 3 feet from the surface. Grass and
camel-grazing are abundant and a certain amount of iud.—{Jennings.)
PAZM or PAZIM, see Fazm.
PERSIAN (GULF)—
A gulf which runs in from the Indian Ocean, between Persia and Arabia
It extends from latitude 24° to 30° 20' and longitude 48° to 56° -30'.
Its greatest length from Ras Jashk to the mouth of Shatt-al- Arab is
700 miles, and its breadth varies from 150 to 300 miles. It communicates
with the Indian Ocean by the Straits of Hormuz, which are 35 miles wide.
Fishery forms a most important industry, next, indeed, to pearl fishing
throughout the whole of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The fishing localities appear
to be principally on the Arab coast, but the sea about the island of Qishm,
off the coast of Lar, is one of these. The total number of boats engaged
m fishing in the. gulf has been calculated at 6,600, and the number of men
at 46,380.
On the Persian side the fishing boats are subject to a tax of 8 hrdns
per boat per annum, except for the smallest kind. But this tax is subject
to variations, according to the pleasure of local governors. At Lingeh,
oi instance, the large boats pay 10 dollars per annum, and each fisherman
2 dollars m addition. A rough estimate of the fish caught is 160,000 tons
'per annum.—{Colonel Ross’ Report, 1881.)