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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [37v] (79/416)
The record is made up of 1 volume (206 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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40
No. 11.
Bampur to Ramishk.
No. of
8ta*?e.
Distancb, in
MILES
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rbhabks.
4
Chah Isop
9
43^
Road across desert. The low Ganga (Jang.Ja)
range of hills crossed at 8th mile. Shallow well
water suspicious and scant; mashaks should be
carried. No supplies.
5
Mari
10
53*
Road over rough going between the Dirbun and
Khanok hills. Small villages ; dates and cultivation.
Supplies scant. Water bad, from shallow wells.
6
Mask Hutan .
12
65|
Road for two miles through wooded belt, over
alluvial soil, passing the hamlet of Dariyabad
(dates and cultivation) on the right. Some way
off on the left is the pale blue Lashavi or Band-i-
Nilag range ; at 8| miles
the Jeh
Kahur is crossed. Large village, supplies procurable.
Road to Bint from here follows along Aimini river.
7
Chah-i-Miu
10J
76
Road over desert. Halting-place by well in
desert. No supplies ; fuel scant: water, suspicious
and not to be relied on, from shallow wells.
8
Sahi Malok
14
90
Long march over desert.. Hamlet on nala run
ning north. No supplies. Water scant and not
to be relied on.
9
Ziabat
10
100
Road over desert. Hamlet on river running
north. No supplies. Water from river good.
10
Rechabkhodan.
12
112
Track over fairly good going through low hills.
Halting-place by a well in desert. Water sus
picious ; no supplies.
11
Karing .
11
123
Road same as last march. Hashams on plain.
Halting-place by fresh water spring. No sup
plies except what may be had from iliyats, such
as sheep, ghi, sour milk and curds.
12
Madcnj ,
12
135
Road over fairly good track. Halting-place on
Khaur Gank. No supplies ; water from river.
13
Geeband
1491
Road over undulating ground and ravines,
Halting-place on Ramishk river. Water good;
no supplies.
14
Ramisbk
12
161*
Road through low hills and ravines. Large
village. Supplies obtainable in fair quantities—
grain, forage, etc. Water and fuel abundant.
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The publication, Routes in Persia, Section I was compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter-Master Gerneral's Department in India and was published by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, Calcutta: 1898.
Section I contains all the routes which commence from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. littoral and extending to a line drawn from Burajird [Borūjerd], through Isfahan [Eşfahān], Yazd, Karman [Kermān], Khabis [Khabīş], Neh to Lash Juwain [Lāsh-e Juwayn]; the routes have been arranged within the volume by starting from the sea base of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and working up towards the line described.
For each route described the previous authorities, such as publications and accounts of journeys, are given, along with the following details:
- Names of stages: towns and villages which act as stopping points along the route;
- The distance in miles from the previous stage of the route;
- The total distance in miles for that route up to that stage;
- Remarks: including geographical information; details on smaller settlements; sacred places; condition of roads; access to water; other roads and routes.
The volume also includes two appendices which contain details of other routes for which the information was received too late to be included in the main body of the volume.
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.
The inside front and back covers have pockets containing index maps of the routes described in the volume.
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- 1 volume (206 folios)
- Arrangement
Folios 6-10 consist of an alphabetical index to names of places featured in the volume, excluding those places which appear in appendix II. Folios 11-17 are an alphabetical cross-index of the routes featured in the volume, again excluding those routes which appear in appendix II.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. The volume aso contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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