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'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎254] (289/466)

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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25^
Route No. 3— contd.
From Gulpaigan to Barujird, Sfc. —contd.
m—1
o
Distances in
miles.
Numbei
Stage
Time.
Names of towns, vilbges, &e.
Interme
diate.
Total.
Eemarks.
a.m.
6-27
...
...
Road descends a valley 5 to 6 miles
broad ; gradient, gentle ; sides, undulat-
ing.
A village lies to the right, v under the
hills, 3 miles distant.
Threads a narrow valley.
Where the road, 10' wide, passes over
clay, it is swampy ; the general character
of the soil is shaly with clay swamp in
the hollows ; country undulating.
6-45
7-5
7-33
...
...
7-50
Kal'a Tezieh
...
...
Small village 600 yards to the right.
The valley widens to 10 miles, the hills to
the left being 1, and those to the right 9
miles distant; its soil is of good quality,
but little cultivated.
Ishkerul is a small v 'laore one mile to the left.
Sheep and donkeys abound in every village ; cows are scarce ; both the sheep and the
Transport. cows are of a small size; the grazing, now scant, will a
Grazing. month hence be probably very good. The donkeys are of an
excellent stamp, although of no great size.
g Descends into the bed of a river 50'
broad and shallow, flowing south ; baro
meter 23 , r / (7 ,020'). Both descent and
ascent, stony and difficult.
A small village, on the right bank of
the above stream, situated on a detached
mound. 3 miles down stream, on a bear
ing of 255°, is the village of Zashuu.
D ezih
Cultivation is good round about the village.
S ang-safid
8-25 '
61
patches of clay. Much
numerous streams.
8-50
of this fertile country
A small village mile
east of Dezih.
A branch road, similar to the one tra
versed, i .e., a good 10' mule road, leads to
the right half front; soil, shale with
is uncultivated, although well-watered by
6' wide, flowing south.
9-5
9-15
9-25
ISMAHtJL
Traverses a broad and gently undulat-
ino* valley affording a poor camel grazing ,
camels traverse this road between Buru-
jird and Isfahan ; crosses a small stream,
The camels here were the largest seen up to date. .
61 A village lies H miles to the right ,
beyond it the hills are 1% to 2 2 miles
distant.
Village lying to the left on the road
in a hollow. ^ o-n^fW
A small village lies 3 miles and anotner
i a mile distant to the right hand.^

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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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