JAHRUM  , a

town and district of Persia in the province of Fars, S.E. of Shiraz and S.W. of Darab . The district has thirty-three villages and is famous for its celebrated shdhdn dates, which are exported in great quantities; it also produces much tobacco and fruit . The water supply is scanty, and most of the irrigation is by water drawn from wells . The town of Jahrum, situated about 90 M . S.E. of Shiraz, is surrounded by a mud-wall 3 M. in circuit which was constructed in 1834 . It has a population of about 15,000, one half living inside and the other half outside the walls . It is the market for the produce of the surrounding districts, has six caravanserais and a post office .