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MUHAMMADABAD—Lat. Long*. Elev. *
A village between Nairlz and Khiv, Ears, on the road from Karman to
Shiraz. {Lovett.)
MUHAMMADABAD—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village about 11 miles from Yazd, on the road to Isfahan. [Abbott.)
MUHAMMADABAD—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, 8 miles from Fasa, on the road to Darab. {Ouseley)
MUHAMMADABAD—Lat. Long. Eiev.
A village with a ruined fort in Yazd, about 27 miles from Yazd, on the
road to Isfahan. [L. Smith.)
MUHAMMARAH—Lat. 30° 25' 40'. Long. 48° 11' 13'. Elev.
A town in Khuzistan, situated on the north bank of the Hafar
canal, 26 miles below Basra. It is surrounded by a wall, which
is in a ruined state and crumbling away in many parts. The
defences consist of some square and round towers, which are neither
loop-holed, crenelated, nor pierced with embrasures. These towers are
connected together by a curtain about 20 feet high, which sur
rounds the town on the north-east and west faces. The towers
also are about 20 feet in height and of a diameter of about 10 feet.
They consist of a parapet of about 3 feet thick all round. There are
two gateways, one on the east, and one on the west face. The fort is
surrounded on the north, east, and west sides by a nala from 5 to 10
feet deep by 10 to 12 feet broad, filled with water at the high tides.
The town is capable of holding upwards of a thousand men, but is in a
very dirty state, and would require a thorough cleansing before it
would be safe to quarter any one accustomed to cleanly habits in it.
The streets are narrow. The bazar, which is covered, is one of the
best buildings in the town. The houses are generally built of sun-
dried bricks, and ruinous, while the streets are filthy beyond descrip
tion. The population is about 3,000. Its trade with Shustar and
Ahwaz, once considerable, has ceased with the decay of those places
and the disuse of the Karun river as a trade route. It is still the
market for dates, grain, and wool, produced in the neighbouring dis
trict, and supplies the Arabs with calico, coffee, and sugar. In 1870
the Shah ordered the construction of fortifications round the town, and
a mud wall, 12 feet in height and 2 feet in thickness, was built.
Rain and wind have, however, made large and numerous breaches in
it. ......
In 1879 the post was brought into telegraphic communication with
the capital. # .
When the British attacked Muhammarah in 1857, the fortifications
round about it consisted of nine batteries erected by the Persian army :
four of these were on the mainland and five on the island of Abadan;
almost all these apparently having been newly constructed. The
north fort on the point west of Muhammarah was one of the best, and
this was the one with which our men-of-war were principally engaged.
It consisted (as did all the others) of a well constructed parapet, made
of layers of date leaves and clay, well rammed and bound together.