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'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎76] (111/466)

The record is made up of 1 volume (390 pages). It was created in 1885. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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The hills and plains described contain numerous ruins of villages and
towns, all of the same epoch.^ Few of them are known by any distinct name
and they are generally too insignificant to require particular notice. The
buildings which are of stone, united with the usual cement, are all low and
vaulted.
Between Gurgir and Shakar-Ab lies an uninteresting barren, undulating
country; the water in its streams is bitter, notwithstanding which rice
flourishes in places along their banks. At Tembih there is a small village and
a spring of good water and a little cultivation. Between Tembih and IShakar-
Ab the country is most desolate; fuel is scarce; in fact, the country is nowhere
cultivated between Tembih and Shustar. The water of the Shakar-Ab is only
just drinkable and tastes of naptha ( Wells) . Konar trees are scattered over
the plain.
Leaving Taulah, we cross a small ridge of sandhills, and, tra
versing a narrow slip of land, reach the limestone hill of Asmari, which rises
Kuh-i-Asmari. considerably above the surrounding country and forms
the outer barrier of the great chain.
It is celebrated as the abode of wild animals and game, and is well wooded
with the bellut. Crossing Asmari, a narrow broken valley is reached,
which is usually known by the same name as the hill. This is an encamping
ground for the Chahar Lang tribe of Suhuni. It is well known for the number
of its ruined vallages of the Sasanian period. The Lurs pretend that there
are above 300 in this valley alone. Numerous excavations in the rock
also exist, and it is stated that there are sculptures and an inscription
near the sulphur spring, which rises from the western extremity of Asmari
(see Appendix > page 327). Beyond this valley there rises a confused mass
of hills wooded with the belut. Crossing them to the north-east, we enter
Maidan-i-Hallagan. P^ a i ns ^ Hallagan. An ancient paved road leads
across these hills.
Passing through the picturesque valley of Murda-fil, and leaving
Hallagan by a small tang or gorge, the road enters the plain of Mai
Amir. The entrance to this pass was once guarded by two forts of
M : M*?! Atrn'r. ^ ie mos ^ so lid construction, the remains of which now
exist. Around are numerous mounds and foundations
marking the site of a town. Near Hallagan are many ruins of a later period,
which are assigned "by the Lurs to the Atabegs. We have here the KalVi-
Atabegan, where one of those princes is said to have sustained a siege and to
have perished, the Chashmah Atabegan, and the Pul-i-Atabegi. The whole of
this country abounds with traditions of the Atabegs. The hills which separate
Hallagan from Mai Amir are a continuation of a small ridge which runs
parallel with the great chain to the north-east of Kal a-i-Tul [Kuh-i-Kamr-i-
dardz,)
Mai-Amir is perhaps the most remarkable spot in the whole of tlie
Bakhtian mountains. On all sides the most precipitous mountains rise
almost perpendicularly from the plain. To the east it is divided into two parts,
Ruins. which are separated by a range of limestone hills branch
ing out from Mungasht. Towards its eastern extremity
are the ruins of a very ancient city. They consist of a large tappeli (mound)
rising upon the summit of a vast irregular mountain. This appears to have
been the castle, and to have been surrounded by numerous smaller mounds,
loundations of brick are exposed after rain. Near these ruins there are no
stones similar to those used in the Sasanian buildings. Doubtless they are of the

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Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars by Major and Bt. Lieut-Col. Mark S. Bell, V.C., R.E.

Publication Details: Simla: Government Central Branch Press, 1885. Prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General's Department in India.

Physical Description: 3 maps in end pockets. 41 plates.

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