'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎286v] (577/1278)

DEH HASAN ’ALI KHAN— Lat. Long. EleV.
A village in Ears, north-west of Shiraz and not far from Fehlian. It is
situated in a valley which produces oak, fine walnut, and other fruit-trees,
especially large standard apricots—(C^eswey.)
DEH HUSAIN— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Kirman, 23| miles north-west of the city of that name, on
the road to Yazd via Zarand.— (Sykes, 1894.)
DEH-I-AIH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A ruined fort in Ears, said to have formed the citadel of the chief of Darab*
gird. It consists of an extensive piece of ground, enclosed within a ditch
extremely wide and deep, and a bank or rampart of earth proportionally high
in the middle—a huge, rugged, isolated rock, rising like a mountain. In the
sides of the rock are several caves, some natural and. others probably arti
ficial. In another part of the enclosure are several large and rude stones,
forming a cluster irregularly like the Druidical stones of Britain—(OwseZey.)
DEH-I-BABADl— Elev. 1,900'.
An Hiat winter encampment in Luristan, 59 miles from Dizful on the road
to Kaleh Bazuft via Duma Khail. It is a broad valley with a small stream
running south-west. No village,and supplies nil in summer ; fuel scarce.
•Grazing poor in summer, and water scarce from June to September.—
(MacSwiney, 1891.)
DEH-I-BUZURG— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, a suburb of Shiraz, through which the road thence to
Isfahan passes.— (Trotter.)
DEH-I-DARANG— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village on the road from Bushire to Ahwaz, 58 miles distant from the
former.— (Bailward, 1905.)
DEH-I-DARM Lat. 28° 53'N.; Long. 52° 29' E.; Elev.
A small village in Ears, 115 miles east of Bushire on the road thence to
Jehrum. The country round is well-irrigated and fertile, and cultivated
with crops of gram, rice, and barley. There are camps of llidls about, with
some fine flocks. The grazing all round here is good.— (Stotherd, May 1893,)
DEH-I-DASHT— Lat. Long. Elev.
Bell, 11th June 1884, writes :—
“ A ruined town of some size ; the buildings are of masonry, substantially
and well-built, with arched roofs ; all buildings are one-storeyed ; a few only
are occupied by peasants ; water is scarce, and drinking water is drawn from
one well ; the temperature in the shade at 3 p.m. was 92° and after sundown
90° ; the night was pleasantly cool, barometer 26'8°. The ruined serai occu
pied consisted of a series of apartments,with pointed arched and domed roofs,
opening into a quadrangular yard ; their side walls were recessed, each recess
being covered by a pointed arch ; the arching, their side jams, etc., were of
cut stone. Bearing north-east are seen two ranges, one in rear of the other ;
the distant range, the Kuh-i-Nil, is covered, with snow, and has a probable
elevation of 12,000 feet; the nearer one is known as the Kuh-i-Siah. The