'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART II: L to Z' [‎179r] (362/988)

QAI—QAR
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oblong water-reservoirs formerly vaulted over, two of which measured
150 feet by 40 feet and in 1857 were still 24 feet deep. Near these began
a fine qanat nearly half a mile in length, cut in the solid rock and running
at its deeper end 20 feet beneath the surface : it had about 40 shafts at
intervals of 15 to 20 yards apart, and the bottom of the shaft was acces
sible in four instances by a stairway of shallow steps cut in the rock. Qais
suffered severely from the depredations of Arab pirates at the beginning
of the nineteenth century, and a British military station for a time existed
here.— [ Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazeetter, 1908.)
QAIZ— vide QEHlZ.
QATARI EH— vide KARUN (River).
QALAI— Lat. 29° 19' ; Long. 51° 8' ; Elev.
A village in Shabankareh, and about 14 miles west of Borazjun. Houses
150. Population 500. Rifles 200 . Livestock 500. Cultivation of wheat,
and barley. Water from wells and db-amhdrs. Some crops are bdrdni.
Kadkhudd 1909. Rustam Khan. In summer, the water in the wells be
comes brackish, and only the water in the db-ambdrs can be used. The
country is more fertile than near the coast. With proper arrangements,
wheat could be collected in large quantities. No transport animals.
Supplies ordinarily for 1 battalion, but, if arrangements were made before
hand, and the inhabitants were friendly, supplies for several brigades could
be collected.-— Muhammad, 1909.)
QALAT— Lat. Long. Elev.
A large village in Ears, near Guyum, 20 to 22 miles from Shiraz, situated
on the spurs of Kuh-i-Surkh-i-Qalat.— [Durand — Mackenzie.)
QALAT KHAR— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Arsinjin 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 ^jarlbs 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.)
QALAWAND—
Name of a tribe in Luristan [q. v.).
QALEH HUSAINABAD—
Two miles east of Shush. Built by Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Mukarram.
’Q AN AT— 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—
A tribe of the Hindian district [q. v.).
QARAVUL KHANEH— Lat. 32°; 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 inhibited by Boraz
jams, and one tufangc/m tower. The people own 50 donkeys and cultivate