MAHALLAT  , a See also:

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

province of central See also:

• PERSIA

Persia, situated between See also:

• KASHAN

Kashan and See also:

• IRAK

Irak . Pop. about 20,000; yearly See also:

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

revenue about 2500 . Until 1890 it was one of the five " central provinces " (the other four being Irak, Ferahan, Kezzaz, and See also:

• SAVAH

Savah), which were under a See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor appointed by the shah; since then it has formed See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• ISFAHAN (older form Ispahan)

Isfahan 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 . It is traversed by the Anarbar or See also:

• KUM

Kum See also:

• RIVER

River, and comprises the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of Mahallat, divided into upper and See also:

• LOWER

lower, or Rivkan and Zanjirvan, and twenty-two flourishing villages . It was known in former times as Anar, the Anarus of Peutinger's tables . The city, See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the province, is situated at an See also:

• ELEVATION

elevation of 5850 It. in 33° 51' N., 5o° 3o' E.; pop. about 9000 .