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'Military Report on (S.-W.) Persia, Volume V. Luristan' [53v] (111/152)
The record is made up of 1 volume (72 folios). It was created in 1912. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Bisheh Daraz.
Route No
20
15.— conoid.
55
Water and forage throughout. Supplies
procurable in winter and spring only
from nomad Kurds. The country is unin
habited from April to October with the
exception of a permanent settlement of Lurs at or near Ibrahim Khatch to the south of
tho road. Road good and passable to all arms.
Kalata .. 24 79 Water and forage throughout. Supplies in
winter and spring only from nomads
camped near the road. Road good and
passable to arms.
Route No. 16.
SAR-I-PUL-ZUHAB to DEH BALA.
Authority and date. —'Vaughan, 1897.
Epitome.
Total distance .—$4 miles in 9 stages.
Road .—Mostly a mountain track ; impassable for field artillery and passable only for
mules. It is very difficult in places.
Supplies .—Practically none throughout, though some goats might be obtained from
nomads and patches of cultivation are occasionally met with.
Water .—Good and plentiful, ,
Fuel .—Plentiful generally.
Grazing .—At most stages.
No.
of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distances.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remarks.
Kaleh Shahin.
Ktfraur
13
18
3,600'.
Gen. dir. S. S. E. Leave Sar-i-Pul by a good
road and cross the Hulwan river by a
masonry bridge, road up valley, a ridge
of hills on the left. At 5 miles reach Kaleh
Shahin, a small village. Water from the 3rd mile of this stage to the 6 th mile of the next
stage is from native in f ormation.
Gen. dir. S. S. E. Road up a valley is good
then up a long ascent and at 6 | m. reach its
summit, cross it, descend slightly and at 7 ^
m. cross a stream coming from Tiran, cross
the narrow valley and ascend, a few trees and some cultivation about the Kuh Dunaskh on
the right, ascend for 600' or 700' and reach the summit of the Gardan-Pa-i-Kuflah (3 739 ')
At 8 i m. descend steeply down from the Kuh Kal Kush, and at 1 m. reach the Kifraur
stream (3,425). Road bad then up along the left bank of the stream lined with bushes
and trees, between perpendicular walls of rock, 20' high. A road from Sar-i-Pul via
Dohra runs up the river bed and joins the track here on the right. Road bad At 11 m
leave the river and enter the Kifraur valley. At 12 m. pass a few large trees on a hillock
on the right of the road and at 13 mile reach a hillock on the left of the road with the
remains of an ancient fort and halt. Road bad and impassable to guns.
An excellent camping ground for a large force : 20,000 men. Good grazing, water
pJentiful and good from the Kifraur stream and springs; firewood in Urge quantities one
mile off to the S, some crops and cultivation and numerous nomad camps in the spring
and summer, - r »
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It consists of a military report on S W Persia, specifically Luristan [Lorestān], created for the personal information of the officers of the Army in India. Compiled by Lieutenant A T Wilson, Indian Army, Political Department. Printed at the Government Monotype Press, Simla, 1912.
It is divided into the following sections:
- general – geographical boundaries and divisions, inhabitants, general description, mountain ranges, rivers, and geology;
- system of government – revenue;
- tribal – manners and customs of Lurs, numbers, divisions, and habitat;
- communications – railways, military considerations, and telegraphs;
- climate;
- strategical considerations;
- hints to travellers;
- notes on notables of Luristān;
- Gazetteer notes on Luristān;
- commerce;
- routes – broken down into stages and incorporating comments on: the road, climate, supplies, water, fuel, transport, physical obstacles, and alternative routes;
- appendices – including a list of entries in 'Gazetteer of Persia, Volume III' superseded by this report, a glossary of common Lur words, Lur songs, and a translation of the Luristān road concession (1890).
Also includes one map on folio 73: 'LURISTĀN'.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (72 folios)
- Arrangement
The item consists of a single report and an accompanying map enclosed in a pocket on the inside back cover. A contents page at the front of the volume (f 4) and index at the rear (ff 68-71) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 74; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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