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Badkeist, 85 deg. 32 min. Long. 35 deg. 20 min. Lat. A small, but most pleasant City, and well built.
Baste, 80 deg. 15 min. Long. 29 deg. 15 min. Lat. A City in the Province of Kerman, where in Summer the Mornings are very cold, the Afternoons hot; yet the Air very good.
Bafrouche, see Mahmeter.
Beylagon, 63 deg. 52 min. Long. 41 deg. 20 min. Lat. A City toward the Caspian Sea, in a Country abounding in Corn and Fruit.
Balk, 91 deg. 36 min. Long. 38 deg. 10 min. Lat. Three days journey from Moultan.
Bem, or Bembe; 74 deg. 15. min. Long. 28 deg. 20 min. Lat. Thought to have been built by Caliph Mouktadar, near the great Desert of Bersham.
Berdoe, 63 deg. 15 min. Long. 35 deg. 30 min. Lat. It lyes surrounded with Pasture-grounds, which breed great store of Cattel.
Berzendé, 63 deg. 14 min. Long. 37 deg. 40 min. Lat. Here are made a sort of course Druggets for ordinary people.
Beston, 79 deg. 15 min. Long. 37 deg. 20 min. Lat. It lyes in a Country abounding in Corn and Fruits.
Bimoncheer, 74 deg. 10 min. Long. 37 deg. 30 min. Lat. Here is great Trade for Silk.
Bost, 91 deg. 28 min. Long. 32 deg. 16 min. Lat. A great City, to which belongs the fairest and strongest Castle in all Persia.
Bourou-Jerdé, 74 deg. 30 min. Long. 34 deg. 20 min. Lat. Famous for Saffron, and for being the native City of many Learned Men.
C.
Chemkon, 63 deg. 13 min. Long. 41 deg. 15 min. Lat.
Chiras, 78 deg. 15 min. Long. 29 deg. 36 min. Lat.
Chirvan, or Erivan; 63 deg. 15 min. Long. 38 deg. 32 min. Lat. Here all the Silk-Caravans rendevous; and it is one of the richest Kanats or Governments in Persia.
D.
Dankon, 78 deg. 15 min. Long. 30 deg. 15 mm. Lat. A bad Town, in a bad Soil.
Darabguired, 80 deg. 15 min. Long. 30 deg. 15 min. Lat. In several parts round about this City they meet with Salt of several colours, as red and green, black and white. Here they also make long-neck'd Glass-Bottles, which are very curious work; nor are they without Sider to fill those Bottles, in regard of the great plenty of Apples thereabouts. Near to the City there is a Sulphur-Mine, and great store of Mummy, very much esteem'd in Persia.
Debeston, 80 deg. 15 min. Long. 38 deg. 15 min. Lat. This is not properly a City, but a great many Villages joyn'd together.
Deras, 79 deg. 30 min. Long. 31 deg. 32 min. Lat.
Devinmaat, 62 deg. 5 min. Long. 38 deg. 40 min. Lat.
Din Ver, 63 deg. 15 min. Long. 35 deg. Lat. A City in a fruitful Soil, stor'd with Mosquees.
Doulad, 74 deg. 15 min. Long. 37 deg. 50 min. Lat. The Country about is full of black Mulbery-trees.
Dourak, 74 deg. 32 min. Long. 32 deg. 15 min. Lat. Here they make the loose Cassocks without Sleeves which the Arabians wear. Near to this City the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates, meeting at a place call'd Hellá, make a Marsh, where grow the Reeds of which the Eastern people make their Pens.
E.
Elalbetem, 87 deg. 15 min. Long. 37 deg. 15. min. Lat.
Eltiib, 70 deg. 15 min. Lon. 32 deg. 15. min. Lat.
Enderab, 93 deg. 15 min. Long. 32 deg. 15 min. Lat.
Erivan,