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Shabaticara and Zira.

It is convenient to take these districts together, as for many years they have
been under the control of one family.
The district of Shabancara is bounded on the—
North: by the Machur (low hills) of Shabancara, running more or less
north «west south-east.
East: by the river Shahpur, or Shirin (from where the Mahur descend
towards the river north of Sa’adabad in Zira) down to its junction with the Shur or
Daliki river at Durudgah.
South : by the combined river from Durudgah between the villages of Muka-
beri and Mainun in Rudhilleh.
North-west: by the river between the villages mentioned up to the Shur-i-
Bidu at Anjiru.
West: from the Shur (or salt stream, later known as the Shur-i-Bidu)
flowing from the Mahur-i-Shabancara : then between Kbalifeh and Chaharrustai
in Hayat Daoud about i mile from the latter place, and past Anjiru.
Zira is bounded on the—
West: by the Shahpur river.
East: by the Daliki river.
North : boundary is south of Siah Mansur and of Mazarai up to the foot of
the mountains.
On the east the district also marches with that of Daliki from between Beh-
bera and the Daliki date-groves, west of the river, down to the south-west of
Sarkeverdun in Daliki territory.
The Shabancara district contains some 33 villages : Zira about 12.
Shabancara. Zira.

Deh Kuhne (the capital=about 250 houses, largest). Sa'adabacL
Kbalifeh (about ioo houses, next largest). Jutta.
Saifabad. Tul-i-Sirku.
Bunari. Tul-i-QatiL
Dashti. Durudgah.
Cham-i-Tangu. Nazar Agha.
Basri. Tul Alesfi.
Mukaberi.
Tul-i-Khargai.
Anjiru.
Sar-i-QanaL I
Boiri.
Darvei.
Dehdarun.
Muhammed Jemali.
Band.
Tayyibi.
Sikanderabad.
Chehil Gazi.
Cbahdul.
Cbahpmshki.
Seh Konari
Bahramabad.
Zakaryai.