a district in the east of Kurdistan, bounded by Armenia on the north, and by the pachalic of Bagdad on the south. It is a hilly country throughout, producing in some places a quantity of corn, and in all abundance of pasturage. Its chief town bears the name of the province, and there are, besides, numerous villages. It contains a thousand inhabitants, and is situated on the banks of the Hakiar. It is defended by a citadel of stone, and is a hundred and twenty miles east-south-east of Betlis.