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'MOBILISATION ROUTES IN PERSIA (VOL. IV, PART II) (FARS, LARISTAN, KERMAN and YAZD)' [69v] (143/622)
The record is made up of 1 volume (307 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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126
Route No. III(B)— contd.
etc., so either Khudran or Hauz Dimar should be made the
stage.
9 BAFQ .. 18 m. General direction N.W.
——(3,167'). A continued descent.
143 m. At 5f miles reach the
end of the range and rounding it see Hauz Himar, a tank with
fresh water, the last on the road to Bafq. Soon, after
leaving come into sand and see the town of Bafq far below,
but it is not until 18 miles that the outskirts of the town are
reached ; camping on the qdnat with the sweetest water. It
is said that 8 out of the 26 qdnats are quite salt, while the others
are not too sweet. There are plenty of supplies which are not,
however, cheap. There is a track from here N. to Tabas.
10 HAUZ-X-TABAR . . 24J m. General direction
—' — - KOTx. N.W. The track lay
167|m. (3,22 a). through Bafq, wdiich
seemed to Sj^kes like a city of the dead, so few people appeared.
Clearing the town at 1|- miles again come upon a stretch of
sand with guiding pillars. To the N. of the road Bakilabad
and Dasht Akun. Gradually descending, at 6J miles, cross,
for the last time, the salt stream (2,9320 s0 often mentioned.
It is here dignified by the title of Rudkhaneh AishJumi and,
with its companion kavir, can be seen stretching far away to
the N., where the ground must be very low indeed ; during
the rains it forms a very serious obstacle to traffic. After
crossing this Jcavlr, the road again ascends, passing a ruin, Chah
Sarai, at 11 miles, and reaching Khan-i-Panj at 13J. Here
find two tanks of bad water. Pressing on, pass through broken
country, said to be the favourite spot for brigands to pounce
on caravans. At 18f miles Hauz-i-’Abdul Malik, a tank in course
of construction, and at 24J miles, Hauz-i-Tabar Kuh, a tank
of sw’eet water.
m. General direction W.
——(3,915 ). Road up a river-bed
194 m. ^ ^ witl1 cliffs to the
b ^ At 10 miles Chah Kavir, a satai with running water. Thence
With the snow peaks in full view, which bound the Yazd
p a»in to the S., steadily ascend, until at 16 miles, cross the
watershed (4,320 / )» Just below Hauz-i-Gula another tank
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The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Mobilisation Routes in Persia (Volume IV, Part II) (FARS, LARISTAN, KERMAN and YAZD) General Staff India 1922 (Simla: Government of India Press, 1924).
The volume contains details of land routes. The information given for each route comprises:
- number of route;
- place names forming starting point and destination of route;
- authority and date;
- number of stage;
- names of stages;
- distance in miles (intermediate and total);
- remarks (including precise details of the route, general geographical information, and information on smaller settlements, local peoples, religious affiliations, condition of roads, access to water, supplies of wood, and other routes).
The volume also contains a map entitled Index Map to Routes in Persia Vol. IV. Part II , which shows a region of central and southern Persia, indicating routes described in the volume, cities, towns, roads, tracks, paths and hydrology. The map includes a printing statement which reads 'Simla Drawing Office No 2914. September. 1922.'.
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- 1 volume (307 folios)
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The volume includes an index (folios 270-306), and provides a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 308).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 309; 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 volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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