'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎468r] (940/1278)

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JIMEH —Lat. Long. Elev.
A village 3 miles west of Khnsii Ab in the Dashtistan district of Ears
containing 30 houses of settlers from Khush Ab (1) {q.v.). Wheat and barley
are cultivated, and the villages own 100 donkeys, 10 horses, 50 cattle, and
200 sheep and goats. There is a tower here.— ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
JlRI^—L at. Long. Elev.
A village in Southern ’Arabistan, on the right bank of the river Hindian,
1 mile south-east of Faili. It is inhabited by 550 Haidari Arabs, who
grow grain and own 30 horses, 300 cattle, 300 donkeys, and 1,000 sheep.
To the west, at a shoit distance, is an imdmzddeh called Shah Ibrahim.—
( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
JIRREH— Lat. 29° 41' N. ; Long. 52° V E. ; 2,800'.
A small village and district of Fars ; the district is about 24 miles long
North and South, and 15 miles broad East and West; fuel plentiful, grazing
good. The district is the property of the Qashqal, and is frequented by
them in winter ; it is often the headquarters of their llkhdni. It is
watered by streams which flow into the DalikI river.
The estimated permanent population of the disstrict is 2,500.— (Wilso
1911 .)
JISEH or YISHEH— Lat. 26° 32' N. ; Long. 54° 54' E. ; Elev.
A small village in Fars on the coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 3 or 4 miles
from Lingeh, lying in a slight bay to the eastward of Jisheh point, also
called Ras Khargu (Khargush perhaps). The village is marked by two
towers, the western and larger of which is a round one ; there is a date-
grove behind the village, and there are a few date trees a little inland from
Jisheh point. The inhabitants are of the JuasmI tribe and are fishermen
and cultivators. They may be from 100 to 200 men. Good water is easily
obtainable.— (Constable—Stiffe — Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot.)
JIYUM— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Shiraz plain, Fars, to the southward of Lake Niriz.-—
(Durand.)
JIZZEH, or JAZZEH— Lat. (Jizzeh hummock) 26° 48' 20" ; Long. 53° 40' 3".
A small village on the coast of Lar 7 miles south-south-east of Nakhllu ;
has a tower and a few trees near it. It contains 100 houses of Hanbail
Sunni Arabs, described as Badu. There are date gardens and some culti
vation. The people also fish, dive for pearls, navigate, and a few are
engaged in trade. They own 2 sambuqs, which go to the Bahrain pearl
banks, besides 10 smaller baqdrehs, which are used for fishing in winter,
and for pearling operations near home in summer — (Constable — Stiffe —
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Pilot—Persian Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.)
JU ASIAB —Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Ramuz district, about § a mile north of Ramuz town.
It contains 30 houses of Ahl-i-Ramuz and is the property of the Mian
Muntazim-ud-Dauleh. There is a shrine of Imam Riza. A canal passes Ju
Aslab, running in the direction of Pa-i-Gachl.— ( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer,
1908.)