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Ahual Alakhiar ; i. e. A faithful and correct Summary of 
what is valuable and interelting in the molt authentic and 
genuine Hiftories. D'Herbelot. 
KHORASAN'. See Chorasan. 
KHORFAKAN', a feaport of Arabia, in the country 
of Oman, fituated in the bottom of a bay of the Arabian 
Gulf, which is only open to the eait. On the fouth-eaft 
fide is a harbour for boats. The town was formerly con- 
fiderable; at prefent there are but a few houfes of {tone, 
the reft are only filhermen’s huts. In the year 1508, it 
was plundered by the Portuguefe. Lat. 25. 18. N. Ion. 
56. 14. E. 
KHO'RIEN, a town of Turkifh Armenia: tvventy- 
feven miles north-eaft of Malazkerd. 
KHORREMABAD', or Curremabad, a town of Per- 
fia, in the province of Irak, lituated on a river which runs 
into the Karafu : fifty miles fouth-fouth-weft of Neha- 
vend,and two hundred weft-north-weft of Ifpahan. Lat. 
34. 35. N. Ion. 48. 5. E. 
KHOSCIAB', a town of Arabia, in the province of 
Hedsjas : twenty-fix miles fouth-weft of Medina. 
KHOUD, a town of Hindooftan, in Orifla: thirty-five 
miles fouth of Koonjoor. 
KHU-TCHEOU', a town of China, of the third rank, 
in the province of Pe-tche-li: twelve miles north-eaft of 
Quang-tong. 
KHUNT KOTE, a town of Hindooftan, in Cutch: 
eight miles ealt-fouth-eaft of Tahej. 
KHUNTIJA'NT, a town of Hindooftan, in Guzerat: 
twenty miles north of Surat. 
KHUT'TUR, a town of Arabia Deferta: fifty miles 
north-weft of Mefchid Ali. 
KHY'BER, mountains of Candahar, north ofPailhawur. 
KHY'BER SER'AI, a town of Candahar, on the Ka- 
meh : three miles north-north-weft of Paifliawur. 
KI, a city of China, of the fecond rank, in Hou-quang, 
on the river Yang-tfe : 612 miles fouth of Peking. Lat. 
30. 5. N. Ion. 114. 56. E. 
KI, a city of China, of the fecond rank, in Pe-tche-li : 
137 miles fouth of Peking. Lat. 37.48. N. Ion. 115. 20. E. 
KI, a town of China, of the third rank, in Ho-nan : 
twelve miles north of Oue-kiun. 
KI, a town of China, of the third rank, in Chan-fi : 
twenty-feven miles eaft of Fuen-tcheou. 
KI, a town of China, of the third rank, in Ho-nan : 
twenty-two miles fouth-eaft of Kia-fong. 
KI, a river of China, which rifes in the north-weft part 
of Ho-nan, and runs into the grand canal about feven 
miles weft of Tong-pin. 
KI, or Kie, a city of China, of the fecond rank, in 
Chan-fi : 365 miles fouth-weft of Peking. Lat. 36. 6. N. 
Ion. 110. 14. E. 
KI-CHAN', a town of China, of the third rank, in the 
province of Chen-fi: twelve miles fouth-eaft of Fong- 
tfiang. 
KI-CHOU'I, a town of China, of the third rank, in 
the province of Kiang-fi : ten miles north-eaft of Ki- 
ngan. 
KI-CHOU'I, a town of China, of the third rank, in the 
province of Hou-quang : twenty-five miles eaft of Hoang- 
tcheou. 
KI-CHOU'I, a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Ho-nan : twenty miles fouth-eaft of Hoai-king. 
KI-KIANG', a town of China, of the third rank, in 
the province of Se-tchuen : forty-five miles north-weft of 
Tchi-ngan. 
KI-MEN, a town of China, of the third rank, in Ki- 
ang-nan: forty-miles weft of Hoei-tcheou. 
KI-NGAN', a city of China, of the firft rank, in Ki- 
ang-fi, fituated on the river Kan ; the ftreatn is full of 
rocks, and is dangerous to navigate without a pilot; thole 
barks which have none provide them in this city, to 
guide them through thefe dangerous places ; at leaft they 
hire men to aftift in navigating the bark; for there are 
eighteen currents, which require much ftrength and dex- 
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terity, either going up or coming down : they call it Chc- 
pa-tan. Although the country is uneven, the valleys and 
fields are neverthelefs agreeable and fertile. They fay 
that the mountains afford mines of gold and filver : 795 
miles jouth of Peking. Lat. 27. 7. N. Ion. 114. 32. E. 
KI-TCHANG', a town of Corea: fixty-five miles fouth- 
fourh-eaft of Kang-tcheou. 
KI-TCIIENG', a town of Corea: fixty-five miles eaft- 
north-eaft of Kiang-ki-tao. 
KI-YANG', a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Quang-tong: twenty miles welt-fouth-weft of Tchao- 
tcheou. 
KI'A, a city of China, of the fecond rank, in Chan-fi, 
on the river Hoang : 312 miles weft-fouth-welt of Peking. 
Lat. 38. 8. N. Ion. 109. 50. E. 
KI'A, a town of China, of the third rank, in Ho-nan : 
thirty-feven miles weft of Hiu. 
KI'A, a town on the eaft coaftof the illand of Gilolo. 
Lat. 0.30. N. Ion. 127. 54. E. 
KI'A-CIIIN', a town of China, of the third rank, in 
Tche-kiang : ten miles eaft of Kia-hing. 
KI'A-HO', a town of China, of the third rank, in Hou- 
quang, on the Heng river : thirty-feven miles fouth-weft 
of Koue-yang. 
KI'A-KING, a city of China, of the firft rank, in 
Tche-kiang. The country round is watered with lakes 
and canals, cut by the induftry of the Chinefe. The city 
is large, populous, and carries on a good trade; its fub- 
urbs are of great extent, and there are feveral bridges 
over the canals and ditches ; there is not a lioufe where 
they do not breed fiik-worms. Canals are cut through 
all parts of the efty, whole ftreets are lined with free- 
ftone ; and in all the ftreets there are handfome piazzas, 
under which one may walk free from rain ; there are many 
triumphal arches both within and without the city, and 
fifteen marble towers on the fides of the canal that lies to 
the weft of the city, by which all the barks pafs : 590 
miles fouth-fouth-eaft of Peking. Lat. 30. 50. N. Ion. 
iao. 14. E. 
KI'A-LING', a river of China, wdiich runs into the 
Kin-cha, at Tchong-king, in the province of Se-tchuen, 
KI 1 A-TCHING', a town of China, of the third rank, 
in Chang-tong : twelve miles weft of Tci-ngin. 
KI'A-TCHU'EN, a town of Corea : tw'enty-feven miles 
fouth-fouth-weft of Sing-tcheou. 
KI'A-TING', a city of China, of the fecond rank, in 
the province of Se-tchuen, on the river Yang. Great 
plenty of mufk is collected in the environs : 900 miles 
iouth-fouth-weft of Peking. Lat. 29.29. N. Ion. 103.30. E. 
KI'A-TING', a town of China, of the third rank, in 
the province of Kiang-nan: feven miles fouth-eaft of 
Taitfang. 
KI'AB, or, as the Perfians pronounce it, Tsjab, a tribe 
of Arabs, who inhabit the fartheft point upon the fide of 
the Perfian Gulf. They were in fmall confideration be¬ 
fore the reign of their fniek Soliman, whole fame hath 
even reached Europe, in confequence of a quarrel he had 
with the Englilh, in which he took fome of their Ihips. 
This fliiek took advantage of the troubles of Perfia, and 
of the defeats in the government of Bafra. He began 
with fubduing his petty independent neighbours; after 
which he made himfelf mailer of feveral large diftridls in 
Perfia, and p'romifed tribute to the khans who were con¬ 
tending for the throne of that diltrafted empire. None 
of them ever attempted to exafl tribute but Kerim, and 
he contented himfelf with a fmall fum. Soliman then ex¬ 
tended his conquelts towards Bafra. He cultivated the 
friendlhip of the Ajals, the chief people of that country ; 
and at laft made himfelf mafter of all the ifles between the 
mouth of the Euphrates, commonly called the country of 
Sckat cl Arrab. Having puihed his conquefts to the na¬ 
vigable rivers, he endeavoured to form a naval force. He 
built his firft veflel in 1758, and in 1765 he had ten large 
and feven fmall flips. In the fame year, 1765, Kerim 
Khan lent a force againft him, too powerful for him to 
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