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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [51v] (107/416)
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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2
liouTE in Persia, Section I. Houte No. 17-A.-2 — coficld.
Distances.
No.
of Names of stages,
stage.
Remarks.
Miles. Miles.
4 Baft
(about 6,500
22 67 The road runs due east, ascending to an easy pass,
ft.).
(7,40i)') at Smiles. This pass is on the water
shed between the Halil Rud and the Kavir. At
8 | miles the main road from Urzn and .Dasht-i-
Bir, via the Soghurk pass, to Kerman is cross
ed. At 10 miles are the Rud i-Khara and sev
eral hamlets to the north. The plain is quits
open as far as Jamilabad and soma other villages.
Thence there is a continuous descent through the
summer quarters of the Afshar to the little town
(1,000 houses) of Baft, (see route 18). The
main summer road to the coast is crossed. Sup
plies are expensive and are mostly drawn from
Urzu. This long stage can, if desired, be easily
divided up.
place is the head-quarters of the Lak tribe,
and consists of BOO") houses. All supplies are
obtainable. An alternative road to Bandar
Abbas passes through this place. The Lalazar
range (Kuh-i-Shah) is now skirted, a second spur
being crossed at 15| miles. Thence the track,
diverging a little to the northeast runs through
broken country to Rahbnr (1,Of)0 houses) which
is the head-quarters of a small district. Rahbur
lies on a little-used caravan road to Kerman. It
is surrounded by good gardens and hamlets, and
good fruit is obtainable.
tary of the Halil Rud, running nearly north and
south, is crossed ; on its right bank is Rodur,
and half a mile further down is the hamlet of
Duzun. Crossing the river, wl ich is about
a foot deep, the track ascends to the watershed,
immediately beyond which lies a second river of
equal volume. Following up this for half a mile,
and ascending the left bank, a level plam covered
with thick jungle, and crossed by several streams
is reached. The village of Jowaran lies a mile
5 Kahbur
(about 7,000
20 87 The track continues due east crossing a spur at 5
miles. Thence to Bezinjan, lying on the
left bank of the stream at 7 miles. This
ft-)-
12 99 Leaving Rahbur by its south-eastern extremity,
the track runs nearly east through barley fields
and groves of fine walnut trees. At 1^ miles the
road to Khanu branches off and at 2 miles, a tribu-
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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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