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III. Table of the pearl banks on the Persian side-concluded.

No. Name. Vernacular. Position nnd oxteut. Remarks.

2G Tftvunoh Continues the Muvoh Depth of water is
bank to a point -} of a- a fathom to 5
a mile south-west of fathoms. Under
Tavuneh villago. the Bushri (A1
’Ali) Shaikh of
T&vuneh.
27 Failih US £ a mile off sboro, at Depth of water 2 to
Z" the extremity of Riis <1 fathoms. Under
Yarid, between Hash the Marzuqi
noh and Mughu. Shaikh of Mughu.
20 Nivch * Jazlrat Betwoen Forur Island Dopth of wator is 2
Farur and Bust&ueh village to 11 fathoms.
on the mainland, Under the Marzuqi
round the “ Farur Shaikh of Mughu.
w Shoal ” of the charts.
29 Davvun wjj0 South-west of the vil­ Depth of water is 1
lage of Duvvan at -J- to 5 fathoms. Like
of a inilo from shore. the village from
which it takes its
name this bank is
partly under tho
Al ’Ali Shaikh of
Charak and partly
under the Persian
Deputy Governor
of Lingeh.
30 Bnstaneh Close in shore, from Do., except that tho
Bustuneh village to dopth of water is
near Duvvan. \ a fathom to 5
fathoms.
31 Milu Off Miln, from the Depth of water is
Bustaneh bank to 2 to 4J fathoms.
£ a milo west of Subject to the juris­
Shanas; distance diction of the Per­
from shore £ ft mile. sian Deputy-Gov­
ernor of Lingoh.
32 Lingoh 4&J South-west of Lingeh Dopth of water 13 to
Town, about 250 20 feet. Under
yards north-west of the Persian De*
the anchorage and puty-Govcrnor of
200 yards from Lingeh.
shore ; longth about
100 yards only, and
breadth 10 to 25
yards.
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Tho above arc the principal pearl banks of the Persian Gulf; but
there are others also, of less importance, along the shores of the Ituus-
al-Jibal district, at the Daimaniyat Islands and in tho neighbourhood
°r B?nc^ar Khairan, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the Sultan
of 'Oman.

• This ii the Persian pronunciation of tho Arabic “Nftjwah/'