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caverns, of which it is said no one has ever been able to reach the
termination. Rich mentions his intention of exploring them hut it
does not appear whether he did so or not. The hill contains sulphur
naphtha, alum, salt, and a fountain of acid water of a yellow colour.
(RicA.)
DINAH or DINA or KUH.I-DINA—
Lat. Long. Elev.
A mountain range in Ears, about north-north-east from Shiraz. It
has several peaks, and consequently varying elevations. That of one
ascended by Durand in 1878 is about 14,900 feet. Mists and rain upon
the summit prevented the position of places below being fixed. As
cent was made with much difficulty, owing to the steep slopes of
shingle which have to be surmounted. A camp should be made on
the top, in order to explore properly. A great number of sweet and
strong-smelling herbs are found on this mountain, the ascent of which
is asserted, by the natives, to cause sleep; hence many Rip Van Winkle
stories of persons who have been thus overpowered. Cakes of dried
buttermilk are eaten by the natives to counteract the effect of these
plants. Snakes are found on the summit. Many ruined villages in
the valley below. (Duratid.)
Bell gives maximum height at 13,000 feet. This range extends alono-
the Isfahan-Bihbahan road (via Ardal) from Felat to Khurra, a dis^
tance of about 83 miles. (Bell.)
DlNARHNIS—
A tribe of Khuzistan, who inhabit the valley of Susan and Burs
and the mountains in the immediate neighbourhood and the rich
plain of Mai-Amir. Placed between the Haft Lang and Chahar Lang
Bakhtiaris, they usually side with the strongest. The largest sub
division is the 'All Muhammadi. They are most notorious thieves,
and are as barbarous and ignorant as any tribes in the mountains, and
it is only through fear of their more powerful neighbours the Bakh-
tiaris that they are kept in subjection. They muster a few good
horsemen and are admirable matchlockmen. They cultivate corn
barley, and rice, and possess large flocks of sheep and goats. They
are believed to have originally come from Isfahan, and can muster about
o,\jyj\j men. \nayiiru.)
DlNARIWAND—
A small subdivision of the Pusht-i-Kuh branch of the Faili Lurs
in Khuzistan. They number about 200 families, and inhabit
during the summer the mountains to the north-west of Kabir Kuh
and the country near Khuramabad, and m the winter come down to
the foot of the above mountains. (Bayard.)
DINAWAR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A plain, defile, and stream on the caravan route from Tabriz to Kar-
manshah, Persian Kurdistan. The plain is entered from the north by
the Gardan-i-Mitawas Pass, the easiest between Suugar and Karman-
shah. Napier says, though rugged, this pass is by no means a
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