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Atsinjdn . -A town and distriol of the same name 60 rrtilefe Arsinjftn.
east of Shiraz, i he town is situated in a valley encircled by
hills: extensive gardens; abundant water from hills; many
water mills : estimated population 4,000. The town is the head
quarters of the kaldnt'lr of the district. Supplies abundant,
the town being the market of a large area. Animals have been
estimated at 50 horses, 1,000 cows, 5,000 sheep. Cotton, rice,
opium and w heat are cultivated.
Airiz .—Elevation 4,280', a tow n and district at the south Nj r j z .
end of Lake Xiriz. The town, which is scattered amongst groves
and gardens, is surrounded by extensive cultivation of cereals
and opium. The suburbs extend 2 miles to the w est. The town
contained in 1903 about 2,500 houses and 4 sarais. The popu
lation is probably not over i,000. The population of the town
is purely Persian, and quite distinct from the tribes dwelling
on the shore of the lake which should be classed as nomadic,
though they do not shift their quarters with the change of season.
Jdhrvm,.- Elevation 3,200', a town and district 90 miles Jahrum.
south-east of Shiraz, situated in an extensive plain of the same
name under the northern slope of Kuh-i-Alburd. Of the walls of
the town practically nothing now remains; access can only be
. obtained by the gates of the tow n of which there are about six
connected with each other by thin garden walls, or the backs of
houses. Many of the houses possess turrets, which are used lor
the faction fights prevalent in the town. The number of houses
is about 2 , 000 ; the tow n is completely surrounded by date
plantations which make it appear larger than it really is. There
is only one large sarai, at the south-west of the town ; it
would hold half a squadron.
The population of the town was estimated in 1911 at 5,000.
The land round Jahrum is for the most part irrigated with
water drawn by bullocks from wells; the plain is everywhere
dotted with these wells, many of which are brackish. There
is good running water 2 miles east of the town supplying large
gardens. I
I here is a post weekly to Shiraz, and occasionally to Lar.
Fruit is extensively grow n for local consumption; raisins are
exported and sometimes dates. Malikis (Persian cloth shoes)
are largely manufactured and sent for sale to Shiraz. Few
mules or pomes are available, but plenty of donkeys The
people are as unpleasant and unmannerly as are to be found