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JAB—JAD
from Has Bustanak. Salt is obtained from these rocks.— {Constable —
Stiffs—Persian Gulf Pilot — Ross.)
JABALYARID—Lat. Long. Elev. 1200'.
A rugged mass of volcanic hills of dark colour upon Has Yarid, the
north-west point of Mughu Bay, Persian Gulf . The elevation of these hills
is about 1,200 feet. They are visible 35 miles.— {Constable—Stiffe —
Persian Gulf Pilot.)
JABAR—L.vr. Long. Elev.
A district of the country of the Ka’b ’Arabs in Khuzistan, which extends
from the village of Jabar to the sea, to the Shatt-al-’Arab and Bandar
Ma’shur. This village, it is said, can turn out 600 of the best matchlock-
men of the country.— {Colville.)
JABIRABAD— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Southern ’Arabistan, on the left bank of the river Hindian,
l a mile south-east of Kurreh Pa. It is inhabited by 300 Ja’farls, who
cultivate grain and own about 100 cattle and donkeys.— {Persian Gulf
Gazetteer, 1908.)
JABIRIEH, vide, MUHAMMAREH District.
JABRl— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village on the Bushire peninsula {q.v.).
JABRIN Island—Lat. 27° 55' 40"; Long. 51° 28' 40"; Elev.
A narrow strip of sand in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of the Dasht
district of Ears. It is the commencement to the northward of the islands
or banks that form the Bardistan reef. It lies on the north side of the
boat passage round Nakhilu {q.v.) and runs north-north-west for 6 miles,
and then joins, or almost joins, the main land. The name appears to be
a corruption of Jazirat-i-Abrin.—( Bracks—Foreign Department Gazetteer,
1905.)
JABUS (?) Fort—Lat. Long. Elev.
A fort in Khuzistan, near Muhammareh.— {Wray.)
JAD or JID— Lat. 26° 39' 15"; Long. 54° 25' 40"; Elev.
A village on the coast of Laristan, east of Charak. It contains 100 men
of the A1 ’Ali tribe. It has a few small trading boats, but the inhabitants
are principally fishermen.— {Bruchs.)
JADAIYAR— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Northern ’Arabistan, situated some 2| miles inland from
the river Gargar. It contains some 20 mud houses and reed huts, and is
inhabited by Arabs and Lurs. Water is obtained from a well.— {Foreign
Department Gazetteer, 1905.)