See also:

• KISHM (also Arab. Jazirat ut-tawilah, Pers. Jazarih i daraz, i.e. Long Island)

KISHM (also Arab. Jazirat ut-tawilah, Pers. Jazarih i daraz, i.e. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

Long See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island)  , an See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island at the mouth of the See also:

• PERSIAN
• PERSIAN, SYRIAN, EGYPTIAN AND TURKISH

Persian Gulf, separated from the Persian mainland by the Khor-i-Jafari, a strait which at its narrowest point is less than 2 M. broad . On See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• ADMIRALTY, HIGH COURT OF

Admiralty charts it figures as " See also:

• CLARENCE, DUKES OF

Clarence Strait," the name given to it by British surveyors in 1828 in See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of the See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of Clarence (See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William IV.) . The island is 70 M. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, its See also:

• MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
• MAIN (Lat. Moenus)

main See also:

• AXIS (Lat. for " axle ")

axis See also:

• RUNNING

running E.N.E. by W.S.W . Its greatest breadth is 22 M. and the mean breadth about 7 M . A range of hills from 300 to 600 ft. high, with strongly marked escarpments, runs nearly parallel to -the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast; they are largely composed, like those of See also:

• HORMUZ (Hurmuz, Ormuz, Ormus)

Hormuz and the neighbouring mainland, of See also:

• ROCK
• ROCK (O.Fr. rake, Sp. rota, Ital. rocca; possibly from a Lat. form rupica, from rupes, rock)
• ROCK, DANIEL (1799–187t)

rock See also:

• SALT (a common Teutonic word, cf. Dutch zout, Ger. Salz, Scand. salt; cognate with Gr. &Xs, Lat. sal)
• SALT, SIR TITUS, BART

salt, which is regularly quarried in several places, principally at Nimakdan (i.e. salt-cellar) and Salakh on the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south coast, and forms one of the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief products of the island, finding its way to See also:

• MUSCAT, MUSKAT

Muscat, See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India and See also:

• ZANZIBAR

Zanzibar . In the centre of the island some hills, consisting of See also:

• SANDSTONE

sandstone and See also:

• MARL (from O. Fr. marle, Late Lat. margila, dim. of marga; cf. Du. and Ger. Mergel)

marl, rise to an See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation of 1300 ft . In its See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general aspect the island is parched and barren-looking, like the south of See also:

• PERSIA

Persia, but it contains fertile portions, which produce See also:

• GRAIN (derived through the French from Lat. granum, seed, from an Aryan root meaning " to wear down," which also appears in the common Teutonic word " corn ")

grain, See also:

• DATES

dates, grapes, melons, &c . Traces of See also:

• NAPHTHA

naphtha were observed near Salakh, but extensive See also:

• BORING

boring operations in 1892 did not See also:

• LEAD
• LEAD (pronounced iced)

lead to any result . The See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• KISHM (also Arab. Jazirat ut-tawilah, Pers. Jazarih i daraz, i.e. Long Island)

Kishm (pop . 5000) is on the eastern extremity of the island . The famous navigator, William See also:

• BAFFIN, WILLIAM (1584–1622)

Baffin, was killed here in See also:

• JANUARY

January 1622 by a shot from the Portuguese See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

castle See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close by, which a British force was then besieging . Lafit (Laft, Leit), the next See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place in importance (reduced by a British See also:

• FLEET

fleet in 1809), is situated about midway on the See also:

• NORTHERN

northern coast in the most fertile See also:

• PART

part of the island .

There are also many flourishing villages . At Basidu or Bassadore (correct name Baba Sa'idu), on the western extremity of the island, the British See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government maintained until 1899 a See also:

• SANATORIUM (a modern Latinism, formed from sanare, to cure, restore to health, sanus, whole, healthy, well; often wrongly spelled sanatarium or sanitarium)

sanatorium for the crews of their gunboats in the gulf, with See also:

• BARRACKS (derived through the French from the Late Lat. barra, a bar)
• BARRACKS, CAMP

barracks for a See also:

• COMPANY

company of sepoys belonging to the marine See also:

• BATTALION

battalion at Bombay, workshops, See also:

• HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital, &c . The See also:

• VILLAGE

village is still British See also:

• PROPERTY

property, but its occupants are reduced to a couple of men in See also:

• CHARGE
• CHARGE (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. carricare, to load in a carrus or wagon; cf. " cargo ")

charge of a See also:

• COAL

coal See also:

• DEPOT (from the Fr. depot, Lat. depositum, laid down; the French accent marks are usually dispensed with in English)

depot, a See also:

• PROVISION (Lat. provisio)

provision See also:

• STORE (from O. Fr. estor or estoire, Late Lat. staurum or instaurum, stock, provisions, supply, from the late use of instaurare, to provide, properly to construct, renew, restore)

store and about 90 villagers . In See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1896 a terrible See also:

• EARTHQUAKE

earthquake destroyed about four-fifths of the houses on the island and over moo persons lost their lives . The See also:

• TOTAL

total See also:

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

population is generally estimated at about 15,000 to 20,000, but the See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German Admiralty's Segelhandbuch See also:

• FUR (connected with O. Fr. forre, a sheath or case; so " an outer covering ")

fur den Persischen See also:

• GOLF (in its older forms GOFF, GOUFF or GOWFF, the last of which gives the genuine old pronunciation)

Golf for 1907 has 40,000 . Kishm is the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Oaracta, or Uorochla, a name said to have survived until recently in a village called Brokt, or Brokht . It was also called the island of the Beni Kavan, from an Arab tribe of that name which came from See also:

• OMAN

Oman . (A . H.-S.) KISKUNFELEGYHAZ'A, a town of See also:

• HUNGARY
• HUNGARY (Hungarian Magyarorszdg)

Hungary, in the See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county of Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, 8o m . S.S.E. of See also:

• BUDAPEST

Budapest by See also:

• RAIL

rail . Pop . (1900), 33,242 .

Among the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal buildings are a See also:

• FINE

fine town See also:

• HALL
• HALL (generally known as SCHWABISCH-HALL, tc distinguish it from the small town of Hall in Tirol and Bad-Hall, a health resort in Upper Austria)
• HALL (O.E. heall, a common Teutonic word, cf. Ger. Halle)
• HALL, BASIL (1788-1844)
• HALL, CARL CHRISTIAN (1812–1888)
• HALL, CHARLES FRANCIS (1821-1871)
• HALL, CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN (1816—19oz)
• HALL, EDWARD (c. 1498-1547)
• HALL, FITZEDWARD (1825-1901)
• HALL, ISAAC HOLLISTER (1837-1896)
• HALL, JAMES (1793–1868)
• HALL, JAMES (1811–1898)
• HALL, JOSEPH (1574-1656)
• HALL, MARSHALL (1790-1857)
• HALL, ROBERT (1764-1831)
• HALL, SAMUEL CARTER (5800-5889)
• HALL, SIR JAMES (1761-1832)
• HALL, WILLIAM EDWARD (1835-1894)

hall, a See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic gymnasium and a See also:

• MODERN

modern large See also:

• PARISH (Gr. irapouda, district, neighbourhood; 7r&poucos, one dwelling near or beside, from crap&, OtKOS, house; Lat. paroecur, Late Lat. parochia; cf. Fr. paroisse)

parish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church . The surrounding See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country is covered with vineyards, See also:

• FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

fruit gardens, and See also:

• TOBACCO

tobacco and See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn See also:

• FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881)

fields . The town itself, which is an important railway junction, is chiefly noted for its See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• CATTLE (Norman Fr. catel, from Late Lat. capitale, wealth or property, a word applied in the feudal system to movable property and particularly to live stock, and surviving in its wider meaning as " chattel " or " chattle ")

cattle-See also:

• MARKET (Lat. mercatus, trade or place of trade)

market . Numerous Roman urns and other ancient See also:

• RELICS (Lat, reliquiae, the equivalent of the English " remains " in the sense of a dead body)

relics have been dug up in the vicinity . In the 17th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century the town was completely destroyed by the See also:

• TURKS

Turks, and it was not recolonized and rebuilt till 1743 .