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here it is joined by the Ardakan stream. At 16| miles south of Bakum
the river is crossed by the road from that village to Rudian. It is here
a fine, clear stream, 50 feet broad and 18 inches deep, and very swift.
From here it runs between precipitous clifis and disappears, emerging again
at Rudian. At Rudian it is crossed by a wooden bridge made of trunks of
trees and mud and stones. The bridge is very shaky and is quite impassable
for guns. It is joined here by another considerable stream, both of the rivers
being unfordable in most places. The river then flows west towards Kaleh
Safid which is perched on a cliff on its left bank. The river is bright, deep
and clear, with bright green water.
It is said that Shiraz was in former days supplied with water from
the Shish Pir valley.—(Dwrawd— Vaughan, 1890.)
• SHIT ALl YEH—
A canal in the Fallahleh district of Southern’Arabistan on the right bank
of the Jarrahi river, with which it is connected. It irrigates 3 fadddns of
country cultivated by Ka’b ’Arabs, chiefly Muqaddam, who grow wheat
and barley.— { Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
SHITVAR— Lat. (west end) 26° 47' 19" N. ; Long. 53° 16' 54"E. Elev.
An islet, 1 mile long and | mile broad, off the coast of Lar, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
close to the east end of Bu Shu’aib. It is sandy and has no trees.
Between this island and Bu Shu’aib is a channel less than a mile broad,
which is not less than 3 fathoms, and between it and the mainland
there is a channel, 5 miles broad, with rocky bottom and irregular sound-
ings, which is dangerous. The channel between Bu Shu’aib and Shitvar
is not considered safe, unless to persons acquainted with it, as the reef
does not always show, and the soundings Measurements of the depth of a body of water. have little or no change until
you are upon it. Shitvar is politically dependent on Maqam, but it is unin
habited and visited only by the inhabitants of Bu Shu’aib for fishing,
and for pearling on some banks which adjoin it.— {Taylor — Bruchs — *
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot, 1906, — Lorimer, 1906.)
SHIYIRAVAN (River)—
SHIYAKHIN—
A section of the Ka’b tribe {q. v.).
SHI YU— Lat. 27° 4' 22" N. Long. 52° 8' 50" E..
One of the Shibkuh ports of the Persian coast; it is situated about 39 miles
east-south-east of Naband and 773 miles west-north-west of Oharak. Half
a mile south-east of the village is a peaked hill about 250 feet high, and a hill
about 120 feet in height, behind the village, carries a tower; there is also a fort
in the place itself. A large, flat, black rock, projecting into the sea in front
of the village, forms a small boat-harbour and is the best landing-place.
The anchorage at Shiyu is said to be tolerably well sheltered, close in,
from the shamdl; but there must be a considerable swell. A moderate
amount of good water is contained in wells close to the beach. Shiyu consists
of about 150 stone houses and huts, partly of Arabs and partly of Persians
from Lar, etc., the people are mostly Sunnis and are engaged in trade,
navigation and pearl-diving, but have also cultivation and date gardens.