DIZFUL

dizful, or diz-pul ("fort-bridge"), a town of persia, in the province of arabistan, 36 m. n.w. of shushter, in 32° 25' n., 48° 28' e. pop. about 25,000. it has post and telegraph offices. it is situated on the left bank of the dizful river, a tributary of the karun, crossed by a fine bridge of twenty-two arches, 430 yds. in length, constructed on ancient foundations. dizful is the chief place of a small district of the same name and the residence of the governor of arabistan during the winter months. the district has twelve villages and a population of about 35,000 (5000 arabs of the ali i keth[=i]r tribe), and pays a yearly tribute of about £6000. the city was formerly known as andamish, and in its vicinity are many remains of ancient canals and buildings which afford conclusive proof of former importance. 16 m. s.w. are the ruins of susa, and east of them and half-way between dizful and shushter stood the old city of junday shapur. djakovo (sometimes written _djakovar_, hungarian _diakovar_), a city of croatia-slavonia, hungary; in the county of virovitica, 100 m. e. by s. of agram. pop. (1900) 6824. djakovo is a roman catholic episcopal see, whose occupant bears the title "bishop of bosnia, slavonia and sirmium." during the life of bishop strossmayer (1815-1905) it was one of the chief centres of religious and political activity among the croats. the cathedral, a vast basilica built of brick and white stone, with a central dome and two lofty spires above the north entrance, was founded in 1866 and consecrated in 1882. its style is romanesque, chosen by strossmayer as symbolical of the position of his country midway between east and west. the interior is magnificently decorated with mosaics, mural paintings and statuary, chiefly the work of local artists. other noteworthy buildings are the nunnery, ecclesiastical seminary and episcopal palace. djakovo has a thriving trade in agricultural produce. many roman remains have been discovered in the neighbourhood, but the earliest mention of the city is in 1244, when bela iv. of hungary confirmed the title-deeds of its owners, the bishops of bosnia. for a full description of the cathedral, in serbo-croatian and french, see the finely illustrated folio _stolna crkva u djakovu_, published by the south slavonic academy (agram, 1900).