"تقرير عسكري عن جنوب غرب بلاد فارس، يتضمن أقاليم خوزستان (عربستان)، لورستان، وجزءًا من فارس" [‎٢‎٧] (٤٦٦/٥٤)

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rarely clash "with their neighbours^ the Bakhtiari, Mamasenni and Kashkai #
Intermarriage between the various Khans is frequent and tends to friendly
relations between them^ and I received from the Ilkham of the Bakhtians
letters to his kinsmen amongst both the Kuhgehlu and Kashkai (see details,
Fart II).
JBehhahan to Bandar-I) ildm and Bnshire (148 miles).
Bandar-Dilam was reached by the following stages—
Behbahan to Bandar- 14th June, Zeitun river, three miles beyond Chham
or Zeitun; 24 miles (the Ab-i-Hindiyan is difficult to
ford), elevation 760 feet.
15th June, Bandar-Dilam, 24 miles.
"it At Behbahan is a serai; between it and Bushire there are none and the
party bivouacked daily.
The river of Zeitun flows in a fertile valley between deep belts of low
undulating hills, a perfect sea of irregular mounds, in traversing which the
atf road winds very much. Several of the ascents and descents are difficult, steep,
Mi and rocky. Water is scarce to the north of the river; to its south it cannot
be obtained till the belt of hills is crossed and the village of Daube reached,
inlj a march of 5 hours^ duration from the Zeitun.
m\ At Bandar-Dilam boats, up to 100 tons' burden, lie in a creek running
inland to the west of the village.
To utilize it the construction of a pier along it is necessary {see details,
Part IF).
^ ^ -r, From Bandar-Dilam Bushire was reached by the
Bandar-Dilam to Bu- , J
stages below:—
Miles.
IBtliJune Kal'a-i-Haidar ... ... 40
17tli June Bidii .t. ... ... 30
18th June Schlff ^ ... ... ... 30
19th June Bushire (Abu-Shahr)
Some of the creeks must be forded with care. Having conducted the party
to the banks of the Khor Geseir, the guide, ignorant of the ford, retired to
pray. I endeavoured to find it, but quickly repented, for my horse gradually
sinking deeper and deeper rolled over. With extreme difficulty we floundered
out. Undressing I left everything I wore on the banks. I had no further
need of them; the journey was over, and they lay there a warning to others.
The river at KaFa-Sirhan (E,ud-i-Hulla) is forded with difficulty. The road
traverses the mud flat between the hills and the sea; it is a mere track; after
rain it would be impassable {see Bo ad Report No. 4(a)). To the west of
KaFa-i-Haidar a deep belt of broken ground, the skirts of the Kuh-i-Bang, is
crossed by good tracks.
The plain is cultivated in places and grows excellent crops of wheat, barley,
melons, &c. It is capable of being much more extensively cultivated; the
grazing is poor during the summer months and did not promise to be good at
the best of times.
The Mamasenni tribes who occupy the neighbouring territory in 1846
were noted for their predatory habits. The road from
Mamasenni tribes. Behbahan to Shiraz was at all times insecure and the
communication between it and Bushire was often interrupted.
The minor Arab settlements along the coast from Bandar-Dilam to Bushire
have now fallen under the jurisdiction of Shiraz or Bushire and under the local
officers of the Shah {see details, Bart II).
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