'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [47v] (99/416)
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* Bor alternative road from Ahmadi vid Daulatabad to here, vide end of this route, page 64,
60
No. 17.
Bandar ^bbas to Karman, via Saidabad .
Distaiccb, in
No. of
stage.
Milbs.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rrmabks,
Camp
116 ^
Marched up the valley and soon entered a wide
stony plain. (Abbott went by a different road, to
the N. of that by which I marched.) This lasted
till 3 miles 3 furlongs where we entered a narrow
valley shut in by hills of no great height. A few tamarisk trees gave shelter. There
is no water here, but fuel can be gathered. No habitations or cultivation since leaving
Ahmad i.
Camp
2,560'.
27
143£
Continued to ascend in a general N. directioo
till about 3 miles 3 furlongs, when we entered at
open plateau, bare and sandy, without a tree oi
bush, bounded by hills of no great height. (Altl
tude, 3,420'). The plateau is apparently quite flat, at about 15j-miles the valley closed in, and
we descended gently by an excellent road. We continued marching without variation till we
reached the fort of Nisa at 18 miles. Here is a fort and a few palm leaf huts, date groves,
and a little tobacco cultivation. The water is good and there is a fair quantity. No supplies
could be obtained except a small quantity of grain. (Altitude, 3,078'.)
From Nisa the road was quite level, except for one or two very slight ascents over loi
spurs. At 20 miles 2 furlongs entered a rather thick tamarisk jungle, then another wide,
stony plain, almost bare. No water at our camping-ground, but a little scrub for fuel.
Dara Bagh
2,860'.
20 ^
163f
Marched over a wide plain, on which there were
no trees. At 5 miles turned more northerly.
Road up to here quite level and good. At
miles entered a little gorge, and turned N,
between low cliffs, where there was a good stream of very salt water. Followed up thi-
stream for 3 miles when we halted. From here the peak of Kuh-i-khabar, on which theri
was a little snow, bore 15°. There was a little bit of bad road just before halting. It was on
the side of a steep slope of clay, but was very short, aud could easily be made good by a very
few men in a very short time. In the valley there is a thick growth of reeds and tamarisk.
No fresh water here, and none since leaving Nisa. Then N. over a stony plain where there ii
a good deal of tamarisk and shrub; the plain extending a mile or two to the W, At 13 miles
5 furlongs there is a mountain road to the W. to the village of Lardigar and Hajiabad. After
this we began to wind about amongst low hills and undulations, bare and craggy with the rod
rather stony. At 17 miles 2 furlongs the fort and village of Dara Bagh was visible. Al
17 miles 4 furlongs entered a clayey plain, where there was a good deal of cultivation.
Dara Bagh is a poor hamlet with the usual grove of date trees and a small amount of
cotton cultivation. The water here is good and plentiful from wells. Plenty of supplies
for a small party ; eggs, flour, chickens, hay, and grain.
8
Camp
3,550'.
21
184f
Marched over a flat plain, where there v
considerable signs of cultivation, and a g
many people about; and at 2| miles reached
flourishing village of Sultanabad with a mosque
Here there was a nice-looking garden enclosed in walls with dates, tamarisk, and willow-trees
Keith Abbott’s route joins in here. He crossed our road and marched to Kala-i-Nao (thenev
fort), which we left a mile or two to our left. Continued our march to a place called Mazar
i-Pir-Aghaib, 6f miles. This is the Ziarat of Abbott. Here there is a Ziarat with the tom!)
of an Imamzada. Mazar-i-Pir-Aghaib lies at the foot of a steep rock, and is prettily situat
ed amongst gardens of figs and dates. The building has a blue tiled roof.
Kala-i-Nao* lay a mile to the W. S. W. off the road. We continued our march over
a flat plain. The valley here narrows, being cut in two by a ridge, at the base of which is
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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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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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