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RESIDENCY FOB TIIE YEA.R 190G-1900. 81
by the Consul-General at Ispahan, have been oxpressly commended to the
attention of this Vice-Consulate.
Bobahan might perhaps not he considered excluded from the possibility
of Vice-Consular visitations; and the liberty of the Vice-Consul to extend his
journeys beyond Khurreraabad to Kcrmanshah, for tho express purpose, should
it be necessary, of consulting with the Consul at the latter place, is assumed.
IL—ADMINISTRATIVE DIVI8I0N&
G. The administrative divisions of the territory, of -which the geographical
boundaries havo been given above, are as follows:—
Aralistan.—Comprising two sections, Northern and Southern Arabistan.
Southern Arabisian on the north includes Shakba, and the boundary
runs westwards just excluding Alwaniya,and strikes the Gargarat A1 Haddam
6-J miles above Band-i-Kir. It leaves the r.b. of the Gargar at Khar Rawaisliid
bl mites above the same place, which is thus included in this province.
Further to the west it follows the north and west boundaries of the
Anafija crossing the Diz, and continuing concurrently with the external
boundaries of the iiawlza District.
Southern Arabistan is under the administration of the Sheikh of Mobam-
merah, Sheikh Khaz’al, Sardar Aif’a, M’uizz-us-Saltana. Be is represented by
agents at the following places :—
Mohammerah, Abdi, au Arab.
Abwaz, Shaikh Hanzal, his nephew.
FsIIihiyn, Mulla’ Abbulla Ch’aab.
Biziya, Sheikh Eizaij Ch'aab.
Jarrahi (Khalfabid and M’ashur), Siliya, Arab.
Zaitun, Mulla Abus Saiyid, Al bu
Kurd.
Hawiza, which he administers for the Persian Govern- Maula Abid Ali, descendant
meat. of the house of the Walis
of Hawiza.
These agents have very limited powers of initiative, acting almost
entirely on orders received from the Sardar Arf’a. Everywhere the tribes are
ultimately dealt with through their own chiefs.
7. Northern Arabistan.—This province is administered by a Persian
Governor appointed from Tehran. Its sub-divisions are:—the Shushter
District, including tho town of that name, most of the Miyanab, the ’Aqili
District on the left hank of the Karun, Ab Bid, Pawinda, and Daimcha
lying towards Dizful. It may also perhaps be considered as taking in the i
section of tho Bait Sa/id Arabs on the Diz under tho sway of Sheikh Farhan Asad.
The Anafija on the r.b. of the Shatait and on the lower Diz are subject
to the Sheikh of Mohammerah.
Dizful District, including the town of that name, and Konak, and the
country stretching from there to the Diz River : the couutrvon the West of
the Diz including Salihabad, and running as far West as the Karkha, and on
the South incluling Shush and the Arabs of the vicinity principally the Al
Kathir of Sheikh Haider. Nominally the administrative area extends to the
Turko-Persian Border, but the intervening country is occupied by portions
of the Bam Lam and Bani Turuf, who are for all practicable purposes
independent
Ramnz District, including Mir Bacha on the West and Kal’a 8h4kh on
the South, and marching with Bdbahan on the East, is administered for the
Persian Government by the Bakhtiari chiefs.
8. Pvsht-i-Kuh.—Pusht-i-Kuh is the kingdom of the Wall, Gbulam Riza
Khan, Sarum-us-S dtana, Sardar Asharaf.
Its East and North-East boundaries may be said to bo the Karkha River,
its South and West North Arabistan and the TuTko-Persian Border. I am
unable to state the exact situation of the line separating Pusbt-i*Kub from
the Governorship of KeroiaoBbab.

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