The river Jerahi, which is next in size to the Tab, rises in the mountains immediately behind Behaban, and after flowing within a few miles of that city, it passes through the vale of Ram Hormuz to old Dorak, in the territory of the Chab Sheikh, where the Arabians have erected a dam, for the purpose of irrigating the fields, leaving two chief branches, one of which passes on the outside and the other through Dorak. The marshes in the neighbourhood of this town are occasioned by the lesser branches. One of the principal branches enters the Karoo') above Sabla, and the other empties itself into the sea at Goban. In passing through the vale of Ram Hormuz the Jerahi receives a ra pid river, which flows from the mountains about six miles east of the town of Ram Hormuz. This tributary stream contains a great body of water, and is not fordable after the melting of the snows. It is the river alluded to in the marches of Timour. The river Bund Emeer, called by some of the ancients Cyrus, and by the Greek historians Araxes, flows through the delightful valley of Merdesht, adorned with the ruins of Persepolis, and in the rich dis tricts of Kurjan it is subdivided into numerous streams for irrigating the fields. The remaining part of the river is joined by Shamier, a small stream which rises in a hot fountain, three miles from Gazian, a town about 90 miles from Sheeraz, and afterwards passes the villages of Kumu and Syvund. The united streams then discharge themselves into the lake Baktegan.
In travelling from Bushire to Endian, Mr Kinneir passed other four rivers. The first of these rises among the moun tains behind the old city of Shapour, and after running through this city, and watering the villages of Kesht and Dalkee, it .enters the Gulf a little to the south of Rohilla. Mr Kenneir supposes it to be the ancient Heratenis. At Rohilla it is 60 yards broad and six feet deep. The second
river, which he supposes to be the Granis of Arrian, is only seven miles to the north-west of this. It discharges itself into the sea half way between Rohilla and Bunder Reig ; but it is neither so wide nor so deep as the former. The third, which is the Roganis of Arrian, runs with a south west course from the mountains, and throws itself into the sea three miles north-east of Gunuva. It is almost equal in breadth to that of Rohilla. At high water it is impassable, but it is only three feet deep during the ebb. The last and the smallest river, which is probably the Brizana of Arrian, flows between [Lissa'. and Blinder I)eelum. After a wan dering coursa from the hills of Zeitoon, it discharges itself into the Gulf, eight miles south-east of Bunder Deelum.
The salt lake of Baktegan is about 75 English miles in circumference, and is situated about 10 miles south-east of Sheeraz. In summer, when it is nearly dry, the people on its banks collect the salt, which encrusts the bottom. This salt is generally used throughout the province, and is rec koned very line.
The principal towns in Fars are Sheeraz the capital. Kazeroon about 70 miles nearly" west of Sheraz, Shapour, Bushire, Bunder Reig a sea-port with about 300 or 400 in habitants, Bunder Deelum another sea-port having about 700 inhabitants, Zeitoon with a population of about 2000, Behaban, the capital of the mountainous district of Khogi loea, having walls about three miles in circumference, and nearly 10,000 inhabitants, Fallayoom, Selbistan with 4000 inhabitants, Niris, Feza, Darabjerd with 15,000 or 20,000 inhabitants, and Ursinjan. For more complete information respecting these towns, see Kenneir's Geographical Ilk nzoir of the Persian Empire, page to which we arc indebted for all the information contained in this article. (w)