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put the Katkhuda to death on suspicion of an intrigue to hand the place
over to the Khan of Dashti. Thereupon the Khan of Dashti attacked and
destroyed Kangan, ravaging the coast and destroying all the date-groves
as far as Tahinl. The Persian Government twice appointed a commis
sion to report on the occurrence, but on both occasions the Commissioner
was bought over by the Khan of Dashti and no result followed. For at
least 7 years Kangan remained a heap of ruins, to the material advantage
of the neighbouring Dashti port of Daiyir. It is now governed on behalf
of the Khan of Dashti who holds it in farm. A post of the Persian Imperial
Customs was established herein 1904. Kangan is the port of Jam and
Riz in the interior, 10 to 20 miles distant northwards.— [Persian Gulf
Gazetteer, 1908.)
KAN-I-GACH— Lat. Long. Elev.
_A low range of rocks in Ears, one mile beyond Shambeh on the road to
Baghan, crossed by a short defile. The rocks on either hand are precipitous.
From the defile the rocks of Kan-i-Gach run close to the east side of the
track and the ground is devoid of vegetation and coated with salt efflores
cence.— (Butcher, 1888.)
KANIH ZANUN —Lat. Long. Elev.
Otherwise known as the Ku-i-Kalat. A hill bounding the extensive
plateau in Fars north-west of Shiraz on the east, while the Kuh-i-Kam
Firuz bounds it on the north.—(CWe.)
KlN-I-SURKH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the plain of Khisht (q.v.).
KANJAN or KANJUN (1)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A very small village of Fars on the south shore of lake Niriz between
Kaleh Kirmuz and Niriz.—(Z)o56s, 1903.)
KANJAN (?) (2)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village on the road from Kerman to Shiraz, 12 miles from the halting-
place near the pass of Arsinjan, Fars, in the direction of Shiraj.—(Potf^er.)
KANUJ —Lat. Long. Elev.
’ a a & e a 0n a seven stages north by east of Bandar
as on tilt road to Daulatabad. The chief is supposed to have five
thousand souls under him, his territory extending to a river, 6 miles off—
Kud-i-Khaneh-i-Dus—on its eastern side, where the trees belong to the Shah
u e peop e of the Chief ; and that, about 30 miles to the south-east, there
is a boundary mark between him and Bampur. The inhabitants are
Baluchis who speak a mixture of Persian and Baluchi, and live in clean
date-stiGk-built houses.— (Rozario.)
KAPARKAH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Southern ’Arabistan, on the left bank of the river Hindian, U
mi es south of Faraiz. It is inhabited by 60 Ja’faris, who owm 20 donkeys,.
20 cattle and 100 sheep.(Persian Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.)
KARA AGHACH River, vide MAND river.