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'Additions to Gazetteer of Persia, Volumes II to IV.' [‎66v] (132/370)

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The record is made up of 1 file (185 folios). It was created in 1896. 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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{Picol, 1894.)
UAIKENDI.
A village in North-Western Azarbaij
Kizil Dizi on the road to Khoi.
Vol. II, page 50.
an on the road, about 16 miles from
(Picot, 1894.)
ARAB DILESI.
Arab Dizesi.
Vol. II, page 2 o,
{Picot, 1894.)
SHAH BANDALU. Vol. II, page 414.
A village in the north-west of Azarbaijan, 26 miles from Kizil Dizi
on the road to Khoi. From here risesa pass, 6,800'high, which forms the
jnun ar^ etween Awajik and Chalderan ; descent gradual over rounded
ridges.
{Picot, 1894.)
KARA KALISA. Vol. II, page 218.
An Armenian village, celebrated for its beautiful church, in North-West
ern Azarbaijan, about 13 miles east of Zavia on the Kizil Dizi-Khoi road.
{I'icol, 1894.)
AG DIZI.
A village i
the road from
road.
Vol. II, page 6 .
n North-Western Azarbaijan, 2 f miles beyond Kara Aina on
Khoi to Kizil Dizi, lying about 4 a mile to the west of the
{Picot, 1894.)
KARA AINA. Kiev. 5,420'. Vol. IT, page 217.
. , A lar £ e vill ageof 500 houses, the property of Taghar Khan, chief of the
Haideranlu Kurds. Five or 10 miles to the west of the village are the summer
grazing-grounds of the tribe. There is a small bazar. Several roads branch
from here, one to the west crosses the dividing range at a pass, 10 miles dis
tant, thence joins the Kachan-Bayazid road in Turkish territory. This road is
tit for transport animals of all kinds.
{Picol, 1894.)
KARA BULAK. Vol. II, page 217.
A village in North-Western Azarbaijan, 12 miles north-west of Zohrabad
on the road from Khoi to Kizil Dizi.

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This file consists of additions and corrections to the Gazetteer of Persia. Additions and corrections are organised in alphabetical order. Each addition or correction is accompanied by the source of the information.

The corrections are accompanied by a memorandum from the Quarter Master General in India, Intelligence Branch, to the Honourable George Curzon, MP, Carlton Club, London. The subject of the memorandum is given as 'Additions to Gazetteer of Persia, Volumes II to IV.' A note states that they are 'Forwarded for information in continuation of this office No. 3146.I. dated 24th October 1896 by F. G. Cardew, Captain, for Quarter Master General, India.'

Also included (folio 41) are tables of routes within Persia with hours riding time by horse and costs of carriage. In addition there are a number of tables of data. For example, weather observations (ff 53-63), bazar prices (f 109), imports and exports (ff 119-120). Mostly the additions contain supplementary information on the settlements.

Individuals submitting additions include Butcher and Stotherd, Picot and Preece.

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1 file (185 folios)
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The papers in the file are arranged in order of the various submitted contributions and in approximate chronological order.

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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 185, 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.

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