"تقرير عسكري عن جنوب غرب بلاد فارس، المجلد II، عربستان" [ظ‎‎١‎٢] (٩٦/٢٩)

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Ballams drawing not over 2' sail regularly between Muliam-
mareh and Fallahleh via the Marid-Fallahieh canal, covering the
distance in about 12 hours.
The ‘bar’ at the mouth of the Shatt-al-’Arab once reached, and
crossed, there is nothing to prevent any class of steamer proceeding
to the open sea.
Ocean-going steamers, however, desiring to land cargo at Bu-
zieh or Ma’shur would find it advisable to effect the transhipment
into native craft at Muhammareh.
In order to land cargo at Hindian, ocean-going steamers would
have to anchor at least 4 miles from the coast.
Internal communications .—As has been mentioned before, 'Arab-
istan is divided by three rivers, the Karim, Ja^rahT, and Hindian,
running more or less N. and S. Within the ‘ doabs * thus
formed there is nowhere any substantial obstacle to the passage of
all arms in any direction, except close to the sea, and in the neigh
bourhood of Fallah"eh, where canals and marshes would prevent
the passage of wheels.
Communications from W. toE. thus depend upon the exist
ence of fords and ferries, which occur on the various rivers as
follows :—
River.
Fords and bridges.
Ferries.
Remarks.
Karan •.
Gargar bridged at Shushtar:
Shatait at Shushtar
fordable in autumn.
Band-i-Qlr, Muhammareh:
Marid, Braicheh, Um-
mut-Tamair, Na&irl,
and elsewhere.
Jarrahi
Cham-us-Sabi, ford
Khalfabad, Makhsar, Fal-
lahieh and elsewhere.
Always au
tumn only.
Hindian •.
.Zaidan ,.
Deh Mulla, Hindian and
elsewhere.
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Biz •.
Bridged at Dizful, ford
nearXiit ’ Abd-ush-Sbah
in autumn.
Thus the only road running W. and E. south of the Nasiri-
Ramuz-Behbehan hills, and passable for troops from Nasirl onwards
without the aid of ferries is that immediately S. of, and parallel
to, that range. Other tracks requiring the use of ferries run in every