a town of Persia, the capital of the province of Laristan, and formerly of an Arabian kingdom, is situated in a spacious plain at the foot of a range of hills, in N. Lat. 27° 30', E. Long. 62° 45', 180 miles S.E. from Shiraz. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the manufacture of gunpowder, arms, and cotton fabrics. Among its buildings are a dilapidated fort, a handsome bazaar, said to be the best of the kind in Persia, and the fortified mansion of the khan, or governor. Pop. about 12,000.