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'Sketch Showing Distribution of Yomut and Goklan Turkomans' [‎99v] (2/2)

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The record is made up of 1 map. It was created in 1893. 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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This map shows the distribution of Turkoman tribal communities that straddle the basins of the Gourgan and Atreck river basins that flow from the Caucasus into the Caspian Sea. A dotted line across the map separates the Goklan and Yomut tribes. The map also shows the location of the tribal settlements, their divisions, and approximate size of their settlements. The map was drawn by Percy Molesworth Sykes and is part of a set of papers intended for future research by Lord George Curzon for his book, Persia and the Persian Question . The map also has a scale indicating that one inch is equal to eight miles.

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1 map
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North
Degree coordinates
Top-left: 38° 49' 21.72" N, 53° 51' 25.92" E
Top-right: 38° 49' 21.72" N, 58° 17' 9.24" E
Bottom-left: 36° 49' 30.36" N, 53° 51' 25.92" E
Bottom-right: 36° 49' 30.36" N, 58° 17' 9.24" E
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Materials: Printed on Paper

Dimensions: 690 x 440 mm

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English in Latin script
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'Sketch Showing Distribution of Yomut and Goklan Turkomans' [‎99v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, Mss Eur F111/67, f 99, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100076639076.0x0000bd> [accessed 4 June 2026]

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