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GENERAL INDEX. 127
exports and imports, 39 ; tlie town of
Bunder Deelum, 41 ; its trade—ex
ports and imports, 42; description of
the ruins of an ancient town, and of
some Hindoo-looking temples, 43 ; the
town of Bunder Reigh, and its ex
ports and imports, 44; the region
of Rohilla, 44 ; the small port of
Sheaf, 45; account of Bushire, the
principal port on the Gulf, 45 ; its
exports and imports, 46, 47 ; remarks
on the trade and physical disadvan
tages of Bushire as a port, 48, 49; list
of the principal articles of trade—
cotton, sugar, opium, wool, and salt
petre, 50, 51; the town of Lingah
and its trade, 52 ; account of the port
of Bunder Abbass and its trade, 53-55;
description of the island and town of
Ormuz, 55, 56 ; the customs of Bunder
Abbass, 57; the town of Kishm, 57 ;
the islet of Angaum, 57; the area
within which the trade of Persia lies,
58 ; account of some important routes
of trade, 59, 60; advantages of Bunder
Abbass as a port, 61 ; its disadvan
tages, 62; the neighbourhood of
Khussub the best spot on the Gulf
for a port—might be rendered the
key of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 64 ; account
of the territory and tribes of maritime
Arabs, 65; extent and nature of their
trade, 66; the Joasmee tribe, 67 ; the
maritime resources of the Arab tribes,
68 ; the island and trade of Bahrein,
68; the character and habits of the
maritime Arab tribes, 69-71 ; the
town and trade of Koweit, 72; its
shipping, 73; and inhabitants, 74 ;
advantageous position and resources
of Koweit, 75 ; account of its sheikh,
76 ; the territory and town of Busreh,
77; remarks upon the prospect of an
extension of steam communication to
the Gulf, 78-80 ; statement of the
number of inhabitants, vessels, houses,
and date-trees, of the Joasmee ports
in 1826, compared with 1831, 81-83 ;
list of detailed statements of imports
and exports at Bushire, 84; from
England to Bushire, 85, 86 ; the
Mauritius, 87, 88; India via Bombay,
89, 90 ; Java, 91, 92 ; Aden and
Jedda, 93, 94; Kurrachee, 95, 96;
Muscat, 97, 98 ; Bunder Abbass, 99,
100; ports on the Persian coast, 101,
102; ports on the Oman coast, 103,
104; Bahrein, 105, 106 ; Kateef and
Lahsah, 107, 108 ; Koweit, 109, 110;
Burreh, 111, 112.
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Account of a Recent
Tour Round the Northern Portion
of the, by Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis
Pelly, xvii. 113; a preliminary
summary, 113-116; the town of Zo-
baire and its sheikh, 117; description
of some beautiful plains, 118 ; account
of a visit from Sheikh Subbah, the
chief of Koweit, 119 ; the town of
Koweit, 119; account of a people
called the Slubba, 120 ; the Khore
between the island of Boobian and
the mainland, 121; the town of Zein,
123; the town of Dorak, its size,
climate, and inhabitants, 124; the
village of Bizea and Sheikh Khumfeis
bin Mahomed, 126; the river Juraihee
and the country on its banks, 127;
the district of Khater and its appear
ance, 129 ; the town of Bunder Mash-
oor, 130; description of the country
from thence to Bunder Dillum, 131-
134; Kellah Hussar, 135; geological
features of the country in the neigh
bourhood, 136 ; the ruins of the city
Ghiramth, 138 ; the district of Ro-
hillah, 139-140.
*Peru, South America, xvi. 23, 24.
Peru, xvi. 10, 18.
Peruvian province of Caravaya, an ac
count of the forests of, which produce
the quinine-yielding cinchona plants,
xvi. 10.
Peshawar Sing, a Sikh prince, India, v.
147.
Peshawar, a district and town in Aff-
ghanistan, v. 23.
Peshawur, India, account of a remark
able hailstorm at, ix. 193 ; xii. 19.
Peshawur, Account of the City and
Province of, by H. G. Raverty,
x. 1 ; sketch of the history of the pro
vince, 1-14; description of the city
and its suburbs, 14-26; the number
of houses and streets, 15-17; list of the
different trades, 17-19; the principal
streets and gates, 19-21 ; its wells,
21; its mosques, gardens, and shrines,
21-26 ; account of the district of
Peshawur, 26-31; the province is
divided into the six following dis
tricts :—Tuppah-i-Doabah, 26; Tup-
pah - i - Hasht-nuggur, 27 ; Tuppah-i-
Khalissah, 29; Tuppah-i-Daondzai,
30 ; Tuppah-i-Momund, 30; Tuppah-
i-Khullel, 31 ; description of the Eu-