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'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎233] (254/466)

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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233
Eoute No. 1— contfa
from MuJiammerah to Tehran, fyc, —contd.
o .
D istances in
miles.
Number
Stage
Time.
Names of towns, villages, &c.
Interme
diate.
Total.
Remarks.
Traffic is said to be impeded by beavy falls of snow (3') during the months of January
and February, when the thermometer at times falls to 30° below freezing (F). Whilst the
extreme cold lasts, the frozen, crackling surface of the snow can be ridden over.
An a^ent of Ziegler and Company, merchants, Tehran and London, lives in the town.
Supplies are procurable ; transport is scarce and must be collected from the villages ;
donkeys are much used by the villagers to bring in their carpets for sale.
From Sultanabad an alternative road leads to Tehran through—
Megan, 8 farsakhs ;
Saveh, 8 farsakhs;
Zarand, 5 farsakhs (joins the main Tehran-Hamadan road);
Eobat-Kanm, 9 farsakhs ;
Tehran, 6 farsakhs—in all 36 farsakhs, or about 165 miles, at 4J miles
the farsakh.
Sultanabad is the residence of a local Governor having jurisdiction over TCassoz, Charru,
Ferahan, Mahallat and Kalatch. There is here a telegraph station (Persian), and post office
(Persian).
Following the classification given on page 218 of the 60- miles between Burujird and
Kum, 35 miles are classed as good, IS miles as fair, and
Cart-road. .25 miles as hadi withreference to theircap abilities ofheing
turned into a cart-road,
27th April 1884,
Halt. Eain.
28th April 1884..
a.m.
7-15
SultInIbXd
of 600' to 800' over the basin.
-15
453
Good road.
The plain affords a poor sheep grazing.
9
9-80
9-85
10-15
Shieegied
Mutabad
Barometer 24',l f/ . The road traverses
the level basin ; soil, a gravelly clay. A
village lies 2| miles to the southward on
the skirt of the hills rising to a height
Cultivation ceases, and the plain grows a
low prickly thorn only, which is collected
by the inhabitants of Sultanabad and
stacked as fuel (to burn bricks chiefly).
Country almost treeless as before.
Two villages, 3 miles distant, lie near
the lake ; they are f mile apart.
Large village; the village of Ahmad-
abad lies one mile to its south. There is
a well here sunk without steining through
the clay to a depth of 20'.
Eoad 30' wide ; in good order; ground
well cultivated ; soil, clay ; wheat 9 V high.
Boad crosses J mile of heavy clay before
reaching the village of Mutabad, where is
a fine Imamzada built of brown andjblue
bricks ; road difficult and swampy, A
few poplars grow round the villages ; their average height is 12' to 20' and diameter 4".
10-55
The village of Herufsh lies
the northward.
mile to

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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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