a province of Belochistan, lying between N. Lat. 27° 53' and 30° 20', E. Long. 64° and 67° 40'; bounded on the W. and N. by Afghanistan, E. by Afghanistan and the province of Cutch-Gundava, and S. by those of Jhalawan, Kelat, and Mekran. Length from N.E. to S.W. about 250 miles, greatest breadth 80; area about 15,000 square miles. It is very mountainous and rugged country, and is enclosed by mountain ranges on the E., N., and W. Those on the E. are traversed by the Bolan Pass, leading into Cutch-Gundava; and those on the northern frontier contain the lofty summit of Takatoon, estimated at 11,000 or 12,000 feet high. There are some very fertile valleys and plains in Sarawan, especially the valley of Shawi in the N., and that of Musturg, separated from it by a barren plain, 20 miles broad; but in general the country is very dry, having no large stream except the Bolan, which flows through the pass of that name. The population is estimated at 50,000; and the chief town is Sarawan, a collection of mud houses, with a wall of the same material, and 400 inhabitants.