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( 11 ) KHALFABAD.— Lat. 30 o 53'N. Long. 49°24'E
rm. •„„; rv .,i village of the Jarrahi district, and the seat,
alternately with Ma’shur, of the agent of the Shaikh of Muham-
marah bv whom the district is governed. It stands on the left
bank 0 f the Jarrahi towards the upper end of the district and 7
S below Cham-us-Sabi. The village consists of only about
To mud huts; the inhabitants are mixed Arabs and Persians
engaged in agriculture. Some fords cross the river near here
and are practicable for laden animals durmg the greater part of
the year. o -n.
(12) MAMUHIYAH. —L at. 312 o 0 / N. Long. 49 32 E.
A village in the Ramuz district on the left bank of the Gupal
stream and 1 mile from the foot of the Gypsum hills 7 miles
from Ramuz town on a bearing of 308 degrees from the west
end of the same. There is a direct track from Mamuhiyah to
Ramuz. The village consists of a few reed huts of Ahl-i-Ramuz
and is surrounded by cultivation. A dilapidated shrine, adjoin
ed by an enclosure containing 60 or 70 date palms and one or
two kunar trees, stands J mile from Mamuhiyah on the side
towards Ramuz town, and the trees form a good landmark.
On the west side are encampments of the Zubaid section of A1
Khamis. Immediately below the Gypsum hills lies a rest house,
belonging to the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, where provisions
etc. could be stored, if necessary. The rest house lies on the
motor road from Dar-i-Khazinah to Ramuz and about 1 mile
from Mamuhiyah village. Water is plentiful. Camping ground
is limited owing to cultivation, the most suitable site being at the
foot of the hills and close to the rest house.
(13) MIRBACHEH.— Lat. 38°15' N. Long. 49 0 28 / E.
A village in the Ramuz district about 11 miles west by south
of Ramuz town, on the main track from Nasiri to Ramuz.
Mirbacheh stands on a mound about 80 feet high, ascended by
steep narrow paths and crowned at the summit by a fort-like
enclosure. On the north-east, east and south-east sides the
village spreads downwards to the plain, and on the north, west
and south it is surrounded by plantations of young date palms,
while to the south-west there is a detached date-grove, and on
that side a garden extends to a distance of about half a mile
from the mound. In winter the surrounding plains are grassy.
The salt Muwailheh stream passes about 2 miles to the west
of the village, and at about a mile on the east side of Mirbacheh