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CHAPTER X.
comparative geography of 'irak ajeml, ardelan, gilan,
and the remaining provinces of persia.
Position of 'Irdk Ajemi.—Towns of YezdikMst, Hamadan, KomisMh.—Capi
tal Cities, Teherdn, I.pahdn.—Provinces of Ardeldn—Kirmdn-sMh, Gilan,
and Mazanderdn.—Media Magna—Ancient Geography, Inhabitants, and
Cities. — Province of Azerbaijan—Its Position—Mountains—Towns—
Caves and Rivers.—Tabriz.—Ancient Geography.—Atropatene.—Ecbatana.
—Province of Khordsdn.—Mountains.—Yezd, and other Oases.—Mushed. —
Aster-abdd.—Ancient Geography and People.—Province of Kirmdn.—
Mountains, &c.—Desert Carmania.—Carmania Felix.—Provinces of Ldris-
tdn and Moghostdn.—Capital.—Island of Ormus.—Kishm, Busheab, &c.
E xcept as the seat of the general government, 'Irak Ajemi is ajemi.
not entitled to take the first place among the provinces of
Persia. This central district is surrounded by Fars, Kho-
rasan, Mazanderan, Gilan, Azerbaijan, Ardelan, and Luristan.
It extends from Fars, 1 northward 210 miles to the crest of the
Elburz range; 2 and from the borders of Luristan, 3 eastward
for 235 miles, to those of Khorasan, 4 with a surface exceeding
that of Fars; or about 57,481 geographical miles square.
The great plain of Khorasan and Kirman runs into the
eastern and central parts of 'Irak, but the rest of this province
is entitled to its local appellation, Belad el Jebel, being de
cidedly mountainous; for, in addition to the numerous chains
of naked rocks which intersect the territory in different direc- it. features,
tions between the Elwand and Elburz ranges, the offsets from
the districts of Hamadan, Luristan, &c., form one extremity,
1 In 31° 25' N. latitude. 8 In 360 N - latltude -
8 The Elwand range, in 48° 20' E. longitude.
4 In 53° 20' E. longitude.
2 E 2