"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد III. جزء I: من A إلى K" [ظ‎‎٥‎٧‎٦] (١٢٧٨/١١٥٧)

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commodious than that which is in use in other parts of Persia or in Arabia.
In the latter country, more frequent changes of residence render one of a
higher and smaller construction necessary;
The principal towns of Khuzistan are Shushtar, Dizful, Ram Hormuz,
Fallahieh.
The communications of Khuzistan to the foot of the mountains are
extremely open and easy, by means of the numerous rivers which intersect
it, especially the Karun. The Ka’b country is difficult by reason of its
flooded state in winter and the almost total absence of water in summer.
From Shushtar there is a route to Isfahan and Shiraz by Behbehan, and to
Baghdad through the country of the Bani Lam Arabs. From Dizful there
are routes to Khurramqbad and Burujird, and thence to Kirmanshah and
Hamadan.
Khuzistan is under the administration of the Governor of ’Arabistan
who is usually a member of the Royal family. The holder of the office
in 1879 was Prince Hamza Mirza, better known by his title of Hashmat-
ud-Dauleh. His nominal residence is Khurramabad in Luristan. The
collection of revenue is the only function of Government which the Prince
Governor performs all other matters being left to the discretion of chiefs
or Governors of the six districts into which Khuzistan is divided. The
revenue is of two kinds : — divan, which goes to Tehran and pishkdsh^ which
the Prince Governor takes for himself.
The six districts, their present chiefs, estimated population, and the
revenue of both kinds which they paid in 1879 is as follows :—
District.
Present chiefs or
governors.
Estimated
population.
Revenue.
Tumdns.
Tumdns.'
MuhammaAb .
Haji Jabir Khan,
Nasrat-ul-Mulk.
45,000
( Divari
\ Pishkash
23.000
10.000
1 33,000
Fallahieh .
Vacant , ,
30,000
f Divan
i Pishkash
16,000
6,000
j 22,000
Ramis
Shaikh Jabarah
7,000
( Divan
Pishkash
| 9,000
Shushtar .
Mirza ’Abdul Wahhab
Khan.
22,000
C Divan
( Pishkash
18,000
4,000
j 22,000
Dizful, with
Kathir Arabs.
Hidaiatullah Khan
30,000
( Divan
\ Pishkash
24,000
6,000
j 30,000
Hawizeh (q. v.) .
Mulla Matlab
33,000
C Divan
l Pishkash
140000
7,000
| 21,000
167,000
Tumdns
137,000
The Arabs of Khuzistan are exceptionally intelligent, probably from
intercourse with the subtle Persians. They have adopted many Persian
customs, and greatly esteem Persian women as wives. There is however