'Additions to Gazetteer of Persia, Volumes II to IV.' [‎43r] (85/370)

(Picot, November 1804.)
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The walled town contains but a small portion of fliA nrmnlo*- ^
on the west, the suburbs extend for miles On flip cnKu at \ 0D ’ ou tside r
quarters have also been established, so that the number o^hon^t Tt"
short of IS! 000 (4,000 in the town itself). At 5 sou s per ho 0 "f?u- nn0t
give a population of 60,000. Five n-ates oopm t u f ^ thls woul d
is reached by neat wooden bridges over the ditches Thev^n t0 Which
the Chors (north side), the Mahala and SI awa„ a west sWef • 16 "T 0 ° E
s.de) and Sharun (east side). All are sTonosed ?o b» . K , ha l bai1 , ( south
sunset. The Arg, a large walled enclosure, situated in a well watred^r n"
garden, contains various official residences the arsen il well watered pretty
plentiful and has been added to by canals fr^m the kot * r " TtTj 0 ^
are broad and often shaded with trees. The central b^r V Q 8 ? r f eta
brick vaulted roof, business was very brisk EniliX i c °vered with a
divided the market, the latter predombati^. !n 8 let to aTr-.d ?0 ° d9
streets and cleanhness, Ikhoi compares more than favonS, with Tehran^or’
reta^olTpSittoTi^n aTcSy " 6 TUrkS ’ ^ ^ A ™ eaia " s
Ihe Armenian quarter outside the town numbers SOO ui *
old church, said to be 1,000 years old; old churches, gravevarda W und oth " 6
remains are yet to be found in the vallpv Tbo ^11 • e ^ a, V s anci other
are saidto ipresent the Armenian elmmunitj'1 S nUmber ° £
Samas ,,, *** ••• ••• 500
Urumia ... ** ’** ••• 1,500
The arsenal is one of the many buildings inside the Arw The
and stores are kept in low vaulted godowns well suited f,,? i '’' T arma
remarkab y dry. The store-kee P er, 8 a Gener’arOfcrf oo^kp, d iS hT woTk
ihe followng arms and ammunition were in charge tv
Werndl rifles (in boxes still unpacked) ° . c
Qther weapons, chassepots, percussion guns, etc..
2,500
Wemdl cartridges
Other gun ammunition ... 200 OOO
Shot and shell etc., for 7 and 9 centime Euohatins”. ] *000
Other ammunition for old cannon ... i d
The stores consisted of a quantity of old bpifa ^ l.oOO
mgs loO tents, spare wheels for gun carriages, all in good U order UC The Offi"
S.?.“w-a-g
The following troops were in garrison:
Artillery ...
Infantry ... *'• 3 0 men, no horses.
... 150 men employed as police (one
regiment is supposed to be
Cavalry ... , maintained).
A few men as personal body.
Hypsometer ^ 206 guaid to the Governor.
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Temperature ) 60