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have a post here, and there is a small Persian garrison, as already
mentioned in the article on Lingeh district; besides these about 200
armed citizens can be mustered by order ot the Deputy Governor, for the
defence of the town.— (Craufurd, 1910.)
A British Vice-Consul was appointed to Lingeh in 1910. The Consulate
is a Persian house on the outskirts of the town, and is practically inde
fensible against any organized attack.— (Lorimer, 1906.)
LINJAN—
One of the nine buluks of the province of Isfahan ; it extends on both
sides of the Zindeh Rud as far as the frontier of Chehar Mahal, 50 miles
west of Isfahan. It is 7 miles long and 40 miles in width, and is well-
watered by the river or canals from it. It is divided into upper and lower
Linjan by the Gav PIseh pass. There are computed to be 300 to 400 vil
lages in the district, which, for Persia, is fairly populous. Villages situated
on the rivers are called Cham. The district is fertile, growing melons
celebrated throughout P.ersia ; it supplies the whole of Central Persia with
rice. It is sub-divided into the following 5 parishes, Linjalanj, Gargan,
Ushturjan, Ashian and Ai Dughmish.— {Schindler.)
LlltAVl (District)—
The only coast district of the Behbehan province of Pars. It sepa
rates the ’ Arabistan district of Hindian from the Gulf Ports district of
Haiat Daud.
Limdts. —Liravi extends along the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from a point about 7
miles north of Bandar Dilam to Sabz Pushan 31 miles south-south-east of
that place, and is bounded inland by a low, maritime range which, at the
northern end of the district, is about 6, and at the south end about 18
miles from the sea : this range rises, behind Bandar Dilam, to a height
of about 1,000 feet.
Physical characteristics.' —The principal points on the coast are Ras-ut-
Tanb or Tanub, 8 miles south of Bandar Dilam, a low, sandy point; Khur
Lailatain, a small creek 1 mile south-east of Ras-ut-Tanb ; Khur >Sini, an
other small creek with deep water inside, Smiles south-south-east of Khur
Lailatain finally Sabz Pushan, a slightly projecting, rocky point which has a
small water-course on the south of it, and is itself 18 miles south-south-east
of Khur Sini. The most striking object in the interior of the district is
Jabal Bang, or Kuh-i-Bang, an isolated group of hills rising to a point 1,000
feet high, at a distance of 24 miles south-south-east from Bandar Dilam and
3 miles from the coast; these hills stretch for 12 miles paiallel to the coast,
are precipitous on the seaward side and contain salt and gypsum. Apart
from Jabal Bang and the hills which form the inland boundary, the whole
district is low and consists of plains, sometimes grassy, with occasional
exposures of light-grey sandstone. The heat of summer is, it is said, not
excessive ; and the winter resembles that of Bushire. Water everywhere
is from wells. The Liravi coast south of Bas-ut-Tanb can ordinarily be
approached to within 1 mile by vessels of moderate size.
Population. —The fixed inhabitants of Liravi are of mixed Lur and Arab
blood, and do not fall under any well-known tribal denominations. Their
number is probably about 6,000 souls, inclusive of the inhabitants of Bandar