'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎372v] (749/982)

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QAL—QAS
QALAT KHAR— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Arsinjan district, nearly at the end of the Arsinjan plain
: where it joins the plain of Marvdasht. It contains 100 houses and about
250 inhabitants. A spring here waters 20 jarjbs in 24 hours. 100 mans
of grain are sown annually. The village belongs to Agha Sadr, Mujtahid
of Shiraz, and pays taxes of 40 tumdns a year.— (Preece, 1892.)
QANAT —Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Dashtistan district of Ears, 3 miles south-west of Khur-
muj town. It contains 30 houses.— {Foreign Department Gazetteer, 1905.)
QANAWATi—
l A tribe of the Hindian district (q. v. ).
QARAVUL KHANEH— Lat. 22° 21'N. Long. 51° 14'E. Elev.
A village in the Dashtistan district of Ears, 5 miles south of Dalaki, on the
east of the road to Borazjun. It contains 30 houses inhabited by Boraz-
junis, and one tufangchis tower. The people own 50 donkeys and cultivate
some wheat and barley, but are inclined rather to depend on robbery for
their livelihood, and are quick tempered. Sixty rifles (Martinis and modern
small bo-e). Water brackish, and about a mile distant to the north.
Camel-grazing plentiful. Bhusa for 20 mules. 200 goats and sheep, 20
donkeys.—( Lovett — Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908—Gibbon, 1908.)
QARKHAN—
A canal in th* Fallahieh district of Southern ’Arabistan, on the left bank
of the river Jarrahi, with which it is connected 3 miles below Khuvarani.
The surrounding country is cultivated by Ka’b of the A1 Bu Banaidar
section, who live in reed huts and have 40 fighting men all armed and
mounted. There are gardens, and 40 fadddns of land are cultivated.—
{ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
QASABAT or QASABAT-UN-NASSAR— Lat. Long. Elev.
Date plantations on the west shore of ’Abbadan island, reaching 20 miles
along the Shatt-al-’Arab, with a depth of from 2 to 3 miles. The°y contain
some 600 mud huts scattered about in small groups. The annual output
reaches 100,000 baskets of dates. A representative of the Shaikh of Mu-
hammareh resides here. Until 20 years ago the inhabitants were few
m number,^ owing to constant wars with Muhammareh. They comprise
Nassar, Ka’b, Bahrainis, Persians, and negroes, also ’Idan who have recently
immigrated from Turkish territory.— { Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
QASABAT-UL-MANIAT— vide KARlM (River).
QASABAT-UN-NASSAR—wrfe QASABAT.
QASHQAl—
A collection of tribes of the province of Ears, who are united under the rule
of one chief. They are of Turk origin, and tradition has it that they are the
descendants of a race transplanted by the Mongol Halaku Khan from