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'ROUTES IN PERSIA. SECTION III' [116r] (236/739)
The record is made up of 1 volume (367 folios). It was created in 1898. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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23
177
n'o# ^^O mmm COl!lclj^i•
KalaD-i-Nadiri to Bujnurd, vid daragaz.
No.
of
Names of stages.
Chi^aean
Bujnued
D istances
in miles.
Enterme-
diate.
22
15
Total.
156
171
E emabks.
From this road continues down the valley, passing
hamlet of Burzilabad at 20th mile, and at 24th
mile village and fort of Diwin, 1 mile to left^
100 houses.
One mile further on village of Sikaura is passed
on right under the hills, and 3 miles on small
hamlet of Baghal, 10 houses; at 2 miles further
village of Allahabad with large gardens, and 6
miles beyond is city of Shirwan, 300 houses.
Road leaves by Bujnurd gate just north of citadel
at first west, and then more south over an open
plain for 2 miles to the river Atrak or Garmakhan
which is crossed at a ford. Thencd along left
bank to village of Husenabad in 2| miles,
having fine groves and vineyards. Thence south
of west for 2| miles over easy, undulating ground
to foot of the Kotal-i-Khoja Yardeh. Road
then turns nearly west and ascends quite easily
to the top in 3 miles, the last part being com
manded by bold cliffs on left. The descent is
quite easy, but very stony for 1| miles to a mill
on the Garmakhan river. Below mill is the
small village of Bagh-i-Sagam Thence road
goes due west into a narrow valley for 3 J miles j
then turning north the valley opens more and
becomes quite level, continuing so for 6 miles
to a low watershed, crossing which it descends
slightly for 1J miles to a Kurdish camp-ground,
whence a road goes off to Garmakhan. Still
continuing down the valley, a point is reached
where a road branches off to left to the mountain
district of Eubia, and thence over the Takht-i*
Mirza Hill to Isfarani. Three-quarters of a mile
beyond this point village of Chinaran (60 houses)
is reached, lying in a strong position in a little
glen to left of road See Index.
Erom this 3J miles still down to a ruined fort
situated in a hollow, and | mile further to two
isolated hillocks with traces of forts on top, and
some wretched hovels under the scarp at their
sides. Half a mile further road leaves valley
which runs on to Garmakhan, and turning a
little more south arrives in 1J miles at foot of
Kabud-i-Marmar pass. Descending from this
pass, the ascent and descent of which are both
quite easy, village of Gamzik (100 houses) is
passed, situated on a spur above the Valley.
The valley is now entered and a stretch of fine
and tolerably level ground leads to town o .f
Bujnurd, 1,500 houses. For description of
Bujnurd, see Gazetteer of Persia.
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The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Routes in Persia. Section III. Compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General's Department in India (Simla: printed at the Government Central Printing Office, 1898).
The volume contains details of all land routes (numbered 1-247) in Persia starting from Russian territory and extending south as far as a line drawn from Karmanshah [Kermānshāh] south-eastwards through Burujird [Borūjerd], Isfahan [Eşfahān] and Yazd to Karman [Kermān], and thence north-east to Khabis [Khabīş] and Neh to Lash Juwain [Lāsh-e Juwayn].
The information given for each route comprises:
- number of route;
- place names forming starting point and destination of route;
- authority and date;
- number of stage;
- names of stages;
- distance in miles (intermediate and total);
- remarks (including precise details of the route, general geographical information, and information on smaller settlements, local peoples, agriculture, condition of roads, access to water, supplies of wood, and other routes).
An appendix within the volume (folios 356-359) and two separately-stored sets of loose sheets (containing routes numbers 77 (a) and 140-A, folios 363-369) give information too late for incorporation in the body of the work.
The volume also contains pockets attached to the front and back inside covers for maps. These consist of an index map showing the limits of each of the three sections of Routes in Persia (folio 2) and an index map to the routes in Section III (folio 361). There is also a fold-out map of the route from Seistan [Sīstān] to Mashad on folio 232.
An ink stamp on the front cover records the confidential nature of the publication and that it was being transmitted for the information of His Excellency the Viceroy (Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin and 16th Earl of Kincardine) only.
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- 1 volume (367 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains an alphabetical cross index (folios 6-17), and an alphabetical index to names of places (folios 18-25).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates on the last page of the loose supplementary sheets (found in the small grey folder within the main folder); these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains a printed pagination sequence.
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