'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [208] (219/466)
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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208
R oute N o. 1 — conid.
From Muhammerah to Tehran, fyc. —contd.
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Eemarks.
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Time.
Names of towns, villages,&e.
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A road is said to lead hence tlirough the Kubbed Range by the Tang-i-Mozhey or Mojin
to Nrkla, in the plain beyond, and eventually to Dizful, distant 7 stages, ihis miormation
is doiib-tfui De Bode;, however, shows the pass on his map.
a. m.
11-25
p.m.
3
Barometer 28' 5' r ; temperature 73 c
breeze pleasant.
Temperature 80°.
a. m.
5-30
6-10
11th April 1884,
Tang-i-Leyl^m .
243 Barometer 28* 5"; temperature 66°.
The passage of the Leyliim is difficult
on account of the large boulders covering
j its bed.
Crosses a stony valley with good mule tracks across it.
7-15
Bad road over stony undulations; all
gradients gentle ; the Iliyats cross them
by diverse roads.
Crosses a stream running in a conglo-
merate bed, 40' deep.
Skirts the Ab-i-Fani; much decomposed
gypsum in the vicinity; path gener-
ally level and good.
Fords the Ab-i-Fani; bouldery bottom;
ford difficult; water 2' 6'' deep ; its bed is
50' deep ; banks, steep conglomerate,
rne r ani gorge resemoies ^nau o£ the Leylum ; there is no passage through it. Lurs weie
fseen passing over the Kheolah Range by climbing up the ledges of rock to the wes o ie
gorge. The Ab-i-Fani is also known as the Yalmian stream (see page 209).
7-50
8-10
8-35
The Fani gorge resembles that o
13
8-45
Noon
12
Tang-i-Fani
tion 1,530').
(eleva-
250
12tli April 1884.
a. m.
13 4-55 T ang-i -F ani
5-15
5-40
6
250
Camp in a fine pasture valley, of extent
1,000 yards by 800 yards, under the
Kheolah Range ; it is surrounded to east,
south, and west by undulations of a
height varying between 100' and 250 .
Barometer 28'55"; temperature in shade
84°; in sun 105.°
Barometer 28*5/' . ,
Ascends gently. Ascent stony ; winds
round the stony hill side, skirting a small
lake and the knife-edged Kheolah Range.
Barometer 28"; thermometer 60 ; ele
vation 2,050'. .
Crosses stony undulations; road stony
and difficult; gradients gentle.
Very bad stony ascent and descen ■
cross an undulation.
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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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- Title
- 'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1:4, i-r:ii-v, 1:8, 1:2, 2a:2b, 3:4, 4a:4b, 5:40, 40a:40b, 41:54, 54a:54b, 55:60, 60a:60b, 61:64, 64a:64b, 65:96, 96a:96b, 97:98, 98a:98b, 99:108, 108a:108b, 109:112, 112a:112b, 113:116, 116a:116b, 167:176, 176a:176b, 177:178, 178a:178b, 179:184, 184a:184b, 185:190, 190a:190d, 191:192, 192a:192b, 193:204, 204a:204b, 205:208, 208a:208d, 209:210, 210a:210b, 211:212, 212a:212b, 213:230, 230a:230b, 231:236, 236a:236b, 237:240, 240a:240b, 241:244, 244a:244d, 245:246, 246a:246b, 247:248, 248a:248b, 249:252, 252a:252b, 253:254, 254a:254b, 255:264, 264a:264b, 265:270, 270a:270b, 271:272, 272a:272d, 273:334, 334a:334b, 335:366, 366a:366n, 367:390, 1:10, iii-r:iv-v, 1:2, back-i
- Author
- Bell, Mark Sever
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