"دليل بلاد فارس، الجزء III، وهو يتضمن محافظة فارس، لورستان، عربستان، خوزستان، يزد، كرمانشاه، أردلان، كردستان" [و‎‎١‎٥‎٦] (٦٨٦/٣١٦)

into the Karun, 10 miles above Muhammarah. The upper portion of
this river, as far as the junction of the Ab-i-Ala, is well wooded with
oak, walnut, rhododendron, and wild vine, but at this point it ceases.
It is connected with the Karim by the canal which leaves that river at
Sablah, and by this means Muhammarah and Basra are reached. It
is navigable from the junction of the Ab-i-Ala for country boats, and
Chesney says boats can ascend it from the Persian Gulf. This river is
navigable for boats of 4 or 5 tons throughout its length, until within
some 12 miles of Ram Hurmuz, the trip taking five days. There area
great many boats on the river, perhaps not under 1,000. At the
point where the Fellahiah canal leaves it it is a fine river, being compar
ed by Colville with the Thames at Richmond. It has a mid-channel of
8 feet, with gently curving and well-defined banks, irregularly fringed
with date-trees, and showing on either baud a well-framed breadth of
land wdth numerous cattle and horses.
In 1878 the district of Jarahi, which had previously belonged to
Fellahlah was detached from it, and was placed under the chief of
Dili Mulla, who agreed to pay 5,000 tumans revenue for it.
{Kinneir — Chesney — Layard — DeBode — Belly—Colville — Ross.)
Bell (1884) writes—
“The river Jarahi, known to its junction with the Ab-i-Ramuz as
the Kurdistan river, rising in the Kuhgehlu hills at Sadat, issues from
them through the narrow gorge of Tang-i-Tekab (Tang-i-Teka), and,
running along the foot of the low hills, receives its waters from numer
ous tributary streams flowing from them, viz-, the Ab-i-Ramuz, Ab-i-
AL, Ab-i-Zard, &c. On the banks of its feeders are numerous ruins
of the Kayanian and Sassanian periods, «.<?., at Sadat, Mai-Dawud,
Abu-l-Abas, Manjanik.”
Between Jaizun and Bihbaban, it is fordable in several places. At
Chahar Asia its breadth from bank to bank is 70 yards; its stream is
in December swift, 3 feet deep and 45 yards wide. Its left bank is
here covered with that thick brushwood tamarisk and oleander.
Colonel Bell, on his route from Isfahan to Bihbahan reached the banks
of the Rumaruu river (Kurdistan river) on the 12th June 1884; baro
meter 27*95 // (1,400 feet); thermometer 102°. The artificial horizon
became too hot to be lifted after it had been for 7 minutes exposed to
the sun at 3 p.m. The river is from 60 to 80 yards wide, with a boul-
dery bottom and swift current; its banks are here low and well
wooded. .
There is good pasture on the hill-sides in the vicinity, i.e., a dried
up grass, 6 inches to 9 inches high.
At 3-30 a.m., barometer 28" l" ; thermometer 70°.
"Wells writes about this river—
“ December 5^—Last night our tent was pitched near the village of
Koreyseh, of about fifteen inhabitants. A white frost and cold fog
cover the land this morning, A stream from the direction of noith
has first to be crossed, and 3 miles from camp the river Jarahi
itself forms a formidable obstacle. From bank to bank it is 70 yards
wide, and in flood would be at least 6 feet deep. It is a rapid stream,
and even now, when only 45 yards wide, is only fordable by strong
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