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The Persian Travels Book IV, 



* berbent in 

 the Perfian 



Turkiih, a 

 Gate of Iron ; 

 near to rvkich 

 place wwe tha 

 dncient Ca- 

 ipian Gates, 

 or Cafpiz 

 Pyke of the 

 Ancients. 



The fccond is Diarbccl^, formerly Mcfopotamia , between Euphrates and Tigris ; 

 the chief Cities whereof are Bir, Car-Emir or Diarbequir, Ourfa y MohJJhI, Gez.ire, 

 Mcrdin , &c. 



The third is Curdiftan, formerly Ajfyria, extending all along the Eaft-fide of the 

 River Tigris , from the Lake Van to the Frontiers of Bagdat ; the principal Cities 

 are Ninivch, Sherifoul, Amadie, S?ieirne, Bet/is, and Salmaftre. 



The fourth is Hierakc Arabia otherwiie the Country of Babylon or Chaldca j the 

 principal Cities whereof are Felougia upon Euphrates , Bagdat upori Tigrts, Aferflied- 

 Ali, Goitrm, and Balfara , and in the Country of Bourous,Sharaban, Eromabat, &c. 



The fifth is Hierah^Agemi , or the ancient Parthia 5 the principal Cities whereof 

 are Hifpahan, Toujl)ercan y Hamadan, Cajhan, Kan, and Cajbin , and perhaps Tefd , if 

 it be not rather in Kerman or Sigiflan. 



The fixth contains Shirvan , all along the Cajjnan Sea , where ftand the Cities of 

 *Dcrbent or D ] emir -Cap i, Baku ,and Shamaki-, and the Province of Edz.erbai)an , wherein 

 , s ftand the Cities of Tauris, Ardevil, and Sulrany. Which two Provinces comprehend 

 a strait Gate, the ancient Media, within a very little, extending to the very Shoar of the CaJpanSca. 

 and Demir- The ieventh contains Kylan and Mazandran, lying 1 ike wife upon the Ca/pan Sea, 

 formerly Hyrcania ; wherein are the Cities and Towns of Firuzcuh, Sukar-abad, and 

 Miomkiclle at the entry of the Mountains - , Giru, Talara-pefcl, and Saru, in the Plain } 

 Ferh-abad, Ciarman, and Gfcref, toward the Sea. 



The eighth is Eftarabad , formerly Margiana , which extends to the River Ruth- 

 k^ane-hurkan , which the Ancients call'd Oxns; the principal Cities whereof are 

 Eftarabad , Amid, Damkam. 



The ninth contains the Province of the Vflecl^Tartars , comprehending all the 

 ancient Sogdiana and BatFnana , the chief Cities whereof are Ball^, Samarkand, and 

 Boccara, &c. 



The tenth is Cerajfan , formerly Aria , with ibme part of Baftriana ; the chief 

 Cities whereof are Eri , Meflud, Nifabur, Thun , &c. 



The eleventh Sableftan , formerly Peloponnefm , the principal Cities whereof are 

 Beksabat, Ajbe, Bufl , Sarents-, the Territory and City of Candahar being alfo com. 

 prehended within the extent of this Province, together with Bubi and Alunhan, upon 

 the Frontiers of the Great Mogul's Dominions. 



The twelfth is Sigiflan , formerly Drj0giana ; the principal Cities whereof are 

 Siflan , Shalack^, and Kets. 



The thirteenth comprehends all the Territories of the ancient Arachofa, bord'ring 

 upon the Kingdom of Scindi, not having any Cities that we know of. 



The fourteenth is the Province of Makran , lying all along upon the Sea of Mogih 

 slan , formerly Gedrofla ; the chief Cities whereof are Makran, Firhk^, Chalah^, and 

 the Port of Guadel toward Guzerat. 



The fifteenth Kertnan, formerly Caramania, extending as far as the Gulf of Ormm ; 

 the chief Cities whereof are Kerman, Bermazir, the Port of Kuhefle^ and the Cape 

 of Jafques. 



The fixtcenth is Farfflan , or that part of Pcrfia fo properly call'd •, the chief 

 Cities whereof are Schira<,CaJeron, Benarcu, Firw-abat, Darab-guitr, &c. To which 

 you may add the little Province of Laraflon, with the City of Lar, juft againft Ormm. 

 But this Province formerly extended no farther than Benarou, two days journey from 

 Lar, before Sha-iAbas conquer'd the Kingdom of Lar, and then the Kingdom of 

 Onmts. Now they are both united *, though they have both feveral Governours, as they 

 had diftinct Princes before. The Ports in this Province upon the Perfian Gulf are 

 Bander-Abafft and Bander-Congo. 



There are two other little Ports in the Perfian Gulf, about thirty hours fail from 

 the Mouth of Euphrates , but not capable of receiving any other than imall Barks $ 

 which are very much to be admir'd •, for in regard the Inhabitants are ignorant of 

 the ufe of Iron , it is ftrange to fee their Boats made io handfom and ftrong withal •, 

 the Planks being only ty'd together with a Cord, which is made of a kind of Hemp 

 tak'n from the out-fide of the Coco-nut. 



The laft is the Province of Curftflan , formerly Suflana , which Euphrates and Tigris 

 joyning together feparate from Chaldea • the principal Cities whereof are Suftcr^ .an- 

 ciently S///<*,the Capital City of the Empire of King Akafuerus, Abawaf,Scabar, Ram- : 

 bormm, &C. 



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