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DEH ALLAH— Lat. Long. Elev. 5^40
Is situated J mile from the right bank of the Khaman river in the plain of
Alishtar, miles to the north of the Khurramabad road. The village
stands on a conical mounted rising out of the plain, which is here damp and
swampy 5 in summer the people pitch tents below on the riverside. The
grazing is good, and there are many Jcutzz streams and much cultivation
ground ; large flocks and herds are owned. The people are Lurs, and
number 35 houses.— (B.)
DEHANEH-I-NIRlZ— Lat. Long. Elev.
A pass on the road from Kirman to Shiraz, close to Niriz, Ears. (Lovett.)
DEH’ARABl— Lat. 30° 17' N.; Long. 50° 17' E.; Elev.
A village in the Liravi district of Ears, 6 miles north-east of Bandar
Dilam. It contains 30 bouses inhabited by Afshars. Crops are wheat and
barley .—( Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
DEH ARMANI— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Luristan, 18 miles from Khurramabad, on the road to Isfahan,
from which it is 130 miles distant.
A few supplies are procurable, as is water from springs. The village
is inhabited by Armenians.— (Jones.)
DEH BALA (1)— Lat. 33° 43' N.; Long. 46° 27' E. ; Elev. 4,965'.
A village in the Pusht-i-Kuh district of Luristan, 96 miles south-west of
Kirmanshah town, on the road to Kut-ul-’Amareh. It is the summer
residence of the Vali of Pusht-i-Kuh, whose houses, a fine brick building, built
with corner bastions and loop-holed walls, is the only permanent residence
in the valley. The Lurs, retainers of the chief, camp in booths of branches
scattered about the plain ; some 2,500 of these booths were observed. Near
the house is a garden, 500 yards long by 250 broad, enclosed with a masonry
wail 4 feet thick and 15 feet high, with corner flanking towers. It is well-
laid out, with tanks and fountains down the centre, and rows of poplar and
willow trees. Vineyards, groves of peaches, apricots, and vegetables
grow on either side, with some fine walnut trees. At the north side stands
the Vail’s principal residence, a square, fortified building, built of brick
and stone, of 50 yards’ side. The outer walls are 30 feet high, 3 feet thick
at the base, and have a small, circular tower at each corner. In the centre
is a courtyard, with a tank. Several suites of rooms open on to this court.
Along the wall, on the flat roof, is a double tier of loopholes. The arrange
ment of these is peculiar ; they are simply slits, with no splay at all, the
upper tier cut at right angles to the wall, and meant for direct fire ; the
lower cut alternately, slanting in different directions, and meant tor oblique
fire. The interior of the house is well-furnished, and the water-supply,
from a large spring at the foot of the hill, particularly good. There is a
stable inside for 20 horses. The door of the house is in the south wall and
opens into the garden, with a second gateway in the outer wall, defended
overhead with a banquette and tier of loopholes. The house and garden
had been recently built when visited, and its situation as a stronghold for
a feudal chief, in this secluded valley, is well-chosen. The Daluva pass
is the only means of crossing the mountains to the north, and that is steep