or Mukran, a province of Beloochistan, bounded on the N. by Afghanistan and the province of Sarawan, E. by those of Jhalawan and Lus, S. by the Indian Ocean, and W. by Persia. It lies between 25. and 28. N. Lat., and between 58. and 66. E. Long.; and has a length of 500 miles, a breadth of 200, and an area of 100,000 square miles. The northern part of this district is mountainous, being traversed by two parallel ranges of mountains from E. to W. The most northern of these, which is the highest, is called the Wushutee Mountains; and between the two ridges lies a tract called Punjgoor, of very inferior elevation. The whole of this northern district bears the name of Kohistan, or highlands. The southern part of the province consists of a low, flat country, for the most part barren and destitute of vegetation. Makran is separated from the adjoining province of Lus, on the E., by a range of hills called the Hara, running from N. to S. From the mountains down to the sea there stretch numerous water-courses, which are the beds of furious torrents in the rainy season, but at other times are quite dry. In this province there are two wet seasons,—one in February and March, when the wind is generally N.W.; and the other from June till August, when the country is visited by the S.W. monsoon. From March till October the weather is extremely warm, especially in the beginning of August, when the heat is so great as to confine the inhabitants to their houses. Along the coast there is hardly any winter at all; though in the highlands the weather from November to February is cool. The country being generally barren, the people are chiefly employed in pastoral pursuits. In some of the valleys a small quantity of corn is raised; in other parts vines are cultivated; and in the hottest places the date palm thrives remarkably, furnishing an important article of food. The trade of this province is inconsiderable, consisting in the exportation of wool, hides, dates, &c.; and the importation of cloth, iron, sugar, &c. Many of the inhabitants of the coast are employed in fishing, and live to a great extent on fish, as their ancestors did in the days of Alexander the Great. Makran is in a state of great anarchy and confusion, being partly subject to Persia and partly to the Imam of Muscat; while the most powerful tribe, the Narrol Belooches, employ themselves in frequent and rapid forays, carrying off the inhabitants as well as their cattle. Through this province there are two practicable routes for an army from Persia to India,—one through the highlands, about 100 miles from the sea, and the other along the coast. The former, though more difficult of passage, and inaccessible for artillery, is better supplied with water and provisions than the latter, which was that taken by Alexander on his return from India. Pop. estimated at 200,000.