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north and south by 2 broad; the dangerous part at the north end is only
£ mile across. The shoal does not cause any discolouration of the water
and is not perceived till over it, when the bottom is seen in 7 fathoms ;
small white birds are generally hovering over it.— {Constable — Stiffe —
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot.)
shahAn—
A tribe of Lurs of the Pusht-i-Kuh division.
SHAHAN SHAH (?)—Lat. 30° 4' 20~N. Long. 50° 11' 18" E. Elev.
A village on the coast of Ears, between Hindian and Bandar Dilam.
It has a fort, and is said to enjoy the trade with the interior for gram for
merly centered in Dilam. There is a small creek here, which forms a har
bour for boats.— {Bruchs.)
SHAHANSHAH—Lat. 33° 27' N. Long. 48° 25' E. Elev. 410L
A village in Luristan on the slope of the Buvi hills, 8 miles from Khur-
ramabad on the road thence to Dizful. It contains some 40 houses,
and is near a rivulet. Soil a rich, red clay : stony undulations : poor pas-
tu re.— {Bell — DeBode — Rawlinson — Schindler. )
SHAHARAZEH—Lat. 31° 11' N. Long. 53° 23' E. Elev.
A village in the Abrquh district of Ears, close to Shamsabad (5) and
some 2| miles north-east of Abrquh town. Plentiful good water is obtain
able here in winter from qandts, but in the summer it becomes salt and
scant. The village is surrounded by half a mile of cultivation.— {New
comen, 1905)
SHAHBADAR— Elev. 5,400h
A valley of Luristan, thickly-wooded with oak trees and watered by a
stream, which joins the stream flowing from Burujird below the Tang-i-
Kalan Kuh. It is inhabited in summer by a section of the Pulandwand
tribe of the Chehar Lang Bakhtiari.— {Sawyer, 1890.)
SHAH BAGH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A small village of Ears, on the south shore of Lake Niriz between Kaleh
Kirmuz and Niriz, with wells and cultivation in the vicinity.— {Dobbs
1903.)
SHAHDAN—Lat. Long. Elev. 6,057'.
A small village in ’Iraq, 21 miles from Isfahan, on the road to Burujird.
Generally pronounced Shahdun.— {Schindler.)
SHlH ghaib—
Name of a shrine about 57 miles from Lar, on the road thence to Furg.—
{Stack.)
SHAH HUSAIN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A stage on the road from Shiraz to Behbehan in Ears. Water here
from a stream. Willows and gaz grow here. There is a water-mill.—
{Petty.)