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the laws are transported to the Garmsir, in particular between the Shiraz
mountains and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .”
Bell writes (1884):—
“ Inland from the low, sandy shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , extends to the low
hills of sandstone and conglomerate a vast level of variable width (average
35 miles), a barren mud flat for some miles, liable to be flooded by high
tides and hi a vy rains, and beyond, a plain growing cereals of various kinds,
melons, &c. ; it is sparsely populated, its few villages being planted at
considerable intervals apart; water is found 10 feet from the surface ;
it is of good quality, except for some miles to the east of the Karun. Wells
are numerous in and round about the villages not situated on streams.
It is poorly irrigated. A few trees, chiefly the date palm, grow round about
the villages only; firewood is scarce. Each village community owns from
50 to 60 donkeys, 300 to 500 sheep, and 5 or 6 cows.
The climate of this plain may be assumed not to vary to any appro*
ciable extent from that of Bushire.
Its summer heat is tempered by no rain, and it well deserves the name
of Garmsir, given to it by the Persians. The pasturage during the hot
months of the year is burnt up, scant, and of a poor quality; the chief food
of all cattle consists of chopped straw and barley, both plentiful.
The only supplies procurable from the villages in limited quantities
are fowls, sheep, milk, eggs, butter, raughan (ghl), barley, corn, and
chopped straw.
“ In general terms “ Garmsir ” applies in South-West Persia to the low
lands or parts inhabited with comfort during the winter, as opposed to
“ Sardsir,” the highlands or summer quarters of the Iliats.”
GARRAWAND—
A tribe of|the Tihran group of Luristan {q.v.).
GARREH, (KUH-I)— Lat. Long. Elev. 13,000'.
A great mountain mass in the heart of the Bakhtiari country, between
the valleys of the Karun and the Bazuft. It has a rounded crest line with
two peaks about the middle of its length. The caravan route from Isfahan
to Nasiri traverses several of its spurs, {vide this Gazetteer —Barreh Murdeh
Gandum-Kar and Ghulam-Kar). Its slopes in the spring and early autumn
are favourite grazing grounds of the Iliats.— {Sawyer, 1889 — Arbuthnot,
1905.)
GASAIR KHUR— Lat. 29° 11' 20". Long. 50° 40' 50". Elev.
A river of Ears, which flows into the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. a few miles north of
Bushire. The inlet has a fathom and a quarter at low water at the
entrance, and 2| to 3 fathoms inside at low water.— {BrucTcs.)
GASHAK— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Marvdasht plains of Ears, north of Shiraz.— {Mac
Gregor.)
GASHKU— Lat. 28° 38' N. Long. 55° 49' E. Elev.
A small village and fort of Ears, the last in this direction. It lies 100
miles north-west of Bandar ’Abbas on the road to Saidabad. It lies
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