"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد II. ١٩١٧" [‎٤‎١‎٠] (٥٤٢/٤٢١)

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GAZETTEER OF TOWNS
Ahwaz, Shushtar, Dizful, also by branch from Ahwaz with Ramuz,
Behbehan, and Borasjun, where the Bushire—Teheran line is joined)!
Tel. (to Sheikh's palaces on Shatt el-*Arab: connexion with Anglo-
Persian Oil Company's line from Maidan-i-Naftun to Abbadan).
Wireless at 'Abbadan. (See Route I A, under m. 48^.)
River Routes.—
(i) To the Persian Gulf by the Shatt el-'Arab. (See Route I A.)
(ii) To the Persian Gulf by the Bahman Shir River. (See
RouteIIB.)
(iii) To Basra by the Shatt el-'Arab. (See I A.)
(iv) To Aliwaz-Naziri by the Karun. (See II A.)
Land Routes. —
(i) To Ahwaz by the r. bank of the Karun. (See 6 a.)
(ii) To Ahwaz by the 1. bank of the Karun. (See 6 b.)
(iii) To Basra. (See Route 3.)
(iv) To Fellahiyeli, Bandar Mashur, and Bushire. (See
Routes in Persia, vol. iii, no. 54.)
Landing and Anchorage. —See Ro I A under m. 48|.
General Description. —Mohammareh lies on the r. bank of the
so-called Haffar Channel, the main mouth of the Karun River, which
flows into the Shatt el-'Arab about 1 m. below the town. Opposite
Mohammareh on the 1. bank of the Haffar Channel lies the small
village of Kut esh-Sheikh.
The frontage of the town extends along the river, where erosion is
prevented by revetments of date-palm wood forming quays and
wharves. At its upper end this frontage is enclosed by the date-palms
of Nahr Siyab, at its lower end by those of Hisan. These date-
groves are only about -4- m. deep. Behind the town stretches an
open, treeless desert.
Europeans live on the banks of the Haffar Channel above and
below the town. For the buildings between the town and the
mouth of the Shatt el-'Arab see Rou I A, under m. 48^.
Mohammareh is built partly of brick, partly of mud. Somewhat
back from the river is the brick bazaar with a domed roof, built
by the present Sheikh. On the river in the town are the palace
of Haji Rais et-Tujjar, the Persian post office, the Persian telegraph
office, the Old Battery, and the building of the Imperial Bank of
Persia. Ibis last is at the NE. end of the town.
. Farther up-stream is the Persian Resident's house, and, finally,
round a bend are the houses of the manager and the assistant
manager of the Imperial Bank of Persia. All the buildings outside
the town stand among date-palms.
The town contains 6 mosques, three public baths, several native