See also:

• ARABISTAN (formerly KHUZISTAN)

ARABISTAN (formerly KHUZISTAN)  , a See also:

• PROVINCE
• PROVINCE (Lat. provincia; perhaps a contraction of providentia)

province of See also:

• PERSIA

Persia, bounded on the S. by the See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian Gulf, on the W. by See also:

• TURKISH

Turkish territory, on the N. by Luristan and on the E. by the See also:

• BAKHTIARI

Bakhtiari See also:

• DISTRICT

district and See also:

• FARS (the name Farsistan is not used)

Fars . It has its modem name, signifying "See also:

• LAND

land of the See also:

• ARABS

Arabs," from the Arabs who See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form the bulk of the See also:

• POPULATION (Lat. populus, people; populare, to populate)

population, and is subdivided into the districts of See also:

• MUHAMRAH (MOIAMMERAH)

Muhamrah, Fellahiyeh (the old Dorak), See also:

• RAM
• RAM, PIERRE FRANCOIS XAVIER DE (18o4-1865)

Ram See also:

• HORMUZ (Hurmuz, Ormuz, Ormus)

Hormuz (popularly known as Ramiz), Havizeh, See also:

• SHUSHTER

Shushter and See also:

• DIZFUL

Dizful . It has a population of about 200,000 and pays a yearly See also:

• REVENUE
• REVENUE (0. Fr. revenu, from revenir, to return)

revenue of about £30,000 . The See also:

• SOIL

soil is very fertile, but since the See also:

• DAM

dam over the See also:

• KARUN

Karun at See also:

• AHVAZ

Ahvaz was swept away and the numerous canals which diverted the See also:

• WATERS, TERRITORIAL

waters of the See also:

• RIVER

river for See also:

• IRRIGATION (Lat. in, and rigare, to water or wet)

irrigation became useless, a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• PART

part of the province is uncultivated, and most of the crops and produce depend for See also:

• WATER

water on rainfall and See also:

• WELLS
• WELLS, CHARLES JEREMIAH (1798?–1879)
• WELLS, DAVID AMES (1828—1898)
• WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE (1866— )
• WELLS, SIR THOMAS SPENCER, 1ST BART

wells . The See also:

• CLIMATE

climate is hot, and in the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low-lying, swampy districts very unhealthy; the prevailing winds are See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west and See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east, the former hot and dry from the arid districts west of See also:

• MESOPOTAMIA (Mevoaora)

Mesopotamia, the latter bearing much moisture from the Persian Gulf and the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian Ocean . The See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal Arab tribes are the Kab (generally known as Chaab) and Beni Lam, the former mostly settled in towns and villages and by See also:

• RELIGION
• RELIGION, FOLKLORE, CUSTOM

religion Shi'ites, the latter nomads and See also:

• SUNNITES

Sunnites . The staples of See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food are See also:

• DATES

dates and See also:

• FISH (O. Eng. fist, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dutch visch, Ger. Fisch, Goth. fisks, cognate with the Lat. piscis)
• FISH, HAMILTON (1808-1893)

fish in the south, elsewhere the produce of the herds and flocks and See also:

• RICE (Greek 6p6 a, Latin oryza, French riz, Italian riso, Spanish arroz, derived from the Arabic)
• RICE, EDMUND IGNATIUS (1762-1844)
• RICE, JAMES (1843-1882)

rice, See also:

• WHEAT
• WHEAT (Triticum)

wheat and See also:

• BARLEY (Hordeum sativum)

barley . Other products are See also:

• MAIZE, or INDIAN CORN

maize, See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton, See also:

• SILK

silk and See also:

• INDIGO (earlier indico, from Lat. indicum, the Indian sub-stance or dye; the Sans. name was niti, from nila, dark blue, and this through Arab. al-nil, annil, gives " aniline ")

indigo, and the manufactures include carpets without See also:

• PILE

pile, coarse woollens, cottons and silk nettings . See also:

• DYEING (0. Eng. dedgian, dealt ; Mid. Eng. deyen)

Dyeing is extensively carried on in Dizful where most of the indigo is grown . Khuzistan (meaning " the land of the Khuz ") was a part of the Biblical See also:

• ELAM

Elam; the classical Susiana, and appears in the great inscription of See also:

• DARIUS (Pers. Darayavaush; Old Test. Daryavesh)

Darius as Uvaja .