"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد III." [و‎‎٣‎٠‎٦] (٩٨٢/٦١٦)

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Name.
Barchah
Bardghun
Bavar
Biraismfm (Bir-
keh).
Bastaneh
Position.
Du Birkal
7 miles north
Lingeh town.
of
4 miles north-east
of Lingeh town
near the coast.
12 miles north
Lingeh tiwn.
of
13 miles west by
north of Lingeh
town on the south
border of the Muh-
rak n salt marsh.
On the coast 15
miles west by
south of • ingeh
town, on the east
side of the eastern
point of Mughu
bay.
1|- miles north-
north-east of Lin
geh town.
Houses and inha
bitants.
40 houses of Shafi’i
Sunnis.
15 houses pf Shafi’i
Sunnis.
60 houses of Shafi’i
Sunnis.
4 houses of Shafi’i
Sunnis.
100 houses, more
than half Mar ti q:
and the remainder
Qav sim.. They
are Sunnis except
a few of the Mar-
uq who are Vah-
habis.
Remark t
There are wells apd dates
Livestock consist of 5ft
camels, 30 dopkeys, 1QQ;
cattle, and 200 sheep and
goats.
There are wells and dates.
Livestock consist of 30
camels, 2 donkeys, 50
cattle, and 200 sheep and
goats.
There are wells and dates.
Livestock: 4 camels, 30
donkeys, 60 cattle, and
300 sheep and goats.
There are reservoirs and
wells. Dates are grown
Livestock: 10 camels, 10
donkeys, 30 cattle, and
100 sheep and goats are
owned here.
There is a round tower in
the village and a domed
reservoir on rising ground
behind; date-groves ad
join the place. Water is
from wells and tanks. The
people are fishermen,
pearl-divers, sailors, cul
tivators and date growers;
they have 4 ambUqs
trading to Lingeh town and
the coast of Arabia, and
about 24 fmall baqarehs,
3 shu , ai - and 4 rarjis used
for fishing and for pearl
ing near Bustaneh and at
Farir island. Bustaneh
belongs to the Lingeh dis
trict and Qavlsim pay
their revenue to the Gov
ernor, but the Maruql are
under the Shaikh of
Mughu. The people are
poor and the two tribes
are at variance. Th©
Marfql have 20 or 30
rifles, but the Qavasim are
unarmed. There i? an
Imperial Customs post
here.
112 I. B.
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