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country cultivated by (Ka’b) ’Amareh and mixed Arabs, who grow rice
and dates. There is a settlement of 300 families 1 mile from the river-
bank.— { Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Gazetteer, 1908.)
JA’FARl (2)—
A tribe of the Hindian district (q.v.).
JAGHIABAD— Lat. Long. Elev.
A small village, with a good stream and many gardens, 19 miles from
Yazd, on the road to Kirman.— {Preece, 1892.)
JAHAM, vide JAIHUN.
JAHISH DEH— Lat. Long. Elev. 1,357'.
A village in Ears, about half-way betwen Fasa and Darab, on the road
from Shiraz.— {Stoltze.)
JAHJAH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A small village of about 50 houses, at the foot of a kaleh on the top of a
small limestone hill commanding the whole plain and road between Tihran
and Tundaran, 36 miles from Isfahan on the Burujird road.
Jahjah is the Bakhtiari pronunciation of Gahgah ; it gives its name
to theGahgahl, or Jahjahi tribe.— {Preece — Schindler.)
JAHRUM, or JEHRUM District—
A district of Fars. Its extent measures 30 miles by 15 miles, and it
contains 18 villages of which Jehrum town is the principal one. All the'
villages about are enclosed in mud walls, with small turrests, as disputes
regarding boundaries, water, etc., are always arising between villages and
generally result infighting.— {Abbott — Stotherd, 1893.)
JAHRUM— Lat. 28° 30' N. ; Long. 53° 27'; Elev. 3,200'.
A town and district, 90 miles South-east of Shiraz, situated in an
extensive plain of the same name under the North slope of Kuh-i-Alburd
of the walls of the town practically nothing now remains ; access can only
be obtained by the gates of the town, of which there are about 6, connec
ted with each other by thin garden walls or the backs of houses. Many
of the houses possess turrets, which are used for the faction fights prevalent
in the town. The number oF houses is a bout 2,000 ; the town is com
pletely surrounded by date-plantations, which make it appear larger than
it really is. There is only one large sarai, at the South-west of the town ;
it would hold \ a squadron.
The population of the town was estimated in 1893 at 10,000 ; by Lt.
Wilson in 1911 at 5,000, exclusive of the district, 2,500. The principal
produce of the district is tobacco, which goes principally to Shiraz.
The land round Jahrum is for the most part irrigated with water drawn
< -by bullock from wells ; the plain is everywhere dotted with these wel’s,
many of which are brackish. There is good running water 2 miles East
of the town, supplying large gardens.
There is a post weekly to Shiraz, and occasionally to Lar. Fruit is ex
tensively grown for local consumption ; raisins are exported and some
times dates. Malikis (Persian cloth shoes) are largely manufactured and
sent for sale to Shiraz. Few mules or ponies are available, but plenty of