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'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎223] (242/466)

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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223
Route No. 1— contd.
From Muhammerah to Tehran, fyc, —contd.
I-
Time.
Names of towns, villages, &c
Distances
in" miles.
Interme
diate.
Total.
Eemarks.
a.m.
10-15
10-35
10-40
10-55
Top of pass (Gardan-i-Kazan)
meter 28-45' / (6,930').
Descends skirting the hill side ; the first
descent is steep and stony, shortly improv
ing in gradient to | to y 1 ^, the hill side becoming clayey and gravelly. This is its general
character, hut difficulty stretches of rock frequently occur ; the rock is hard and angular, cherty
in appearance with veins of quartz and felspar ; the clay is tenacious and of a white colour.
The average width of the path, where not over rock, is 10'; over rock it is a narrow 2' track.
By zigzagging ascends over an undula
tion ; road steep, in places -J- to ; soil
clay; barometer at its top 23"75 // (6,520%
Foot of the undulation
Barometer, at foot of the range border
ing the Dizful river to the south, 23 , 8 /r
(6,470').
Commence its ascent; steep, in places
baro-
11-45
N oon.
12
p.m.
12-25
1-20
A zizab I d
KlLANGriNE
Beyond the bridge the river valley is swampy
generally fordable except after rain.
Small village situated high up a deep
ravine,- road now descends the rocky,
stony ravine, fording its stream three
times; the stream is 12' to 15' wide, 2 r
deep; current rapid.
Foot of pass ; barometer 24*8'' (5,350')..
By good mule road traverses the well
cultivated, valley of the Ab-i-Dizful; soil
clay ; wheat growing, 2" high.
A large village (50 houses), 1,000 yards
to the east, lying to the east of a long:
narrow mound on the right bank of the
river.
The general run of the valley here is
140° and 340°. Nearing the river the
valley becomes very swampy, and for 1
mile horses and mules found the greatest
difficulty in traversing it, sinking over
their fetlocks into the sticky clay at each
step.
Fords the river Diz, 3' 6" to 4' deep ; cur
rent swift, 250' to 3C0' wide. There are
here the remains of a masonry bridge, of
which four arches only are now standing,
barometer 25"0 / ' (4,870'). The river is
]9
1-55
CHULANCHULiN
(elevation 4,920').
23
375
Large village of 120 families, the resi
dence of Abbas Khan, the Chief of the
Yauramudi (Yar-Ahmadi) tribe of Lurs.
The valley of the Diz is here from 5 to
10 miles broad ; it is flat and swampy in places ; soil, clay, growing fine wheat and barley.
Villages are numerous, and from J to 1 mile apart along the line of the stream. The houses
are of mud ; roofs, flat, of tree rafters, covered with mud ; a few poplars surround each
village ; otherwise the district is treeless. Firewood is very scarce.

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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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1 volume (390 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references.

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Dimensions: 245mm x 150mm

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