"بعثة لإجراء عملية مسح لنهري دجلة والفرات، تم تنفيذها بأمر من الحكومة البريطانية، في السنوات ١٨٣٥، ١٨٣٦، ١٨٣٧؛ تسبقها إشعارات جغرافية وتاريخية للمناطق الواقعة بين نهري النيل والسند. في أربعة مجلّدات. مع أربع عشرة خريطة ورسمًا، ومزينة بثلاث عشرة لوحة، بالإضافة للعديد من الرسومات بالحفر على الخشب. المجلّد الأول." [‎١‎٩‎٢] (٩٠٥/٢٤٩)

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khuzistan.
[chap. ix.
Extent of
Khuzistan.
Its boundaries.
Its khors, or
lakes.
K huzistan , in consequence of its connexion with Babylonia,
and from being the most ancient province of Persia, deserves
to be noticed in the first place. Its name is properly Khor-
istan, or the country of Khors, so called on account of its
numerous inlets from the sea, and its fresh-water lakes, to
both of which the term is equally applied. 1 This ancient
territory occupies the space between Fars, Luristan, the
pashalic of Baghdad, and the Persian Gulf; stretching from
the last, 2 for about 120 miles northward, to the mountains
of Luristan; 3 and again, from the pashalik of Baghdad, 4
nearly 220 miles eastward, to the borders of Fars. 5
It has a triangular form, and consists principally of a rich
alluvial plain, the superficies of which is 25,677 square miles.
It is bounded by the Zagros chain, which, under the name of
Luristan, terminates the province towards the north ; whilst
the Bakhtiyari, or Cossseian range, forms the boundary to
the north-east.
The low coast to the eastward of the Bah-a-mishir is
remarkable for a succession of deep inlets, which, like that
river itself. Were at one time supposed to be so many different
mouths of the Euphrates: the first is the Khor Seledge, and
the second that of Busaf; both near the termination of the
old Karun. Khor Musa, which is still deeper, follows;
then that of Lus-bah, which is close to the Jerahi; and'
finally, there is one near Sarema, on the banks of the Indian
rather westward of the borders. The inland hors are
those near the towns of Dorak and Mohammerah: one still
more extensive is formed by the overflowing of the river
Kerah at the town of Hawiza; and, lastly, the Samidah
marshes above Kurnah, which appear to be part of the
ancient Chaldean lake.
In addition to these inlets and lakes, this fine province is
abundantly watered by four considerable rivers, the Kerkhah,
the Karun, Jerahi, and Indian; which, with their numerous
tributaries, fertilize the country, by intersecting it in almost
^ In the latter case it is written H6r, a marsh or lake.
' In 4? 8 ,n 32 ° 26 ' N - latitude -
In 46 20 E. longUnde. * In 51 ° E , l ongitude