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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎69r] (142/416)

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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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98
No. 20.
Bushahr to Bandar Abbas.
Distance, in
miles.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rbuabes.
M. F.
M. F.
12
Kala Sageh
11—6
167—4
along the dry rocky bed of a torrent,
a fairly level plateau between low hills,
and entering a rough and difficult
At
and strata upturned. At 10 miles 6 furlongs we attain the summit of the pass. The usual
rate is resumed, and the road now traverses a grassy vale, about 200 to 300 yards broad,
bordered by very low hills. At 11 miles 1 furlong the rivulet Hanut, good water running
in bed, flow from S. to N. Bivouac on the banks. Supplies nil. Water good. Fuel very
scanty. Cultivation nil. Grazing good. Camping«ground good.
General direction E. by S. J S. and cross the
rivulet Hanut. The road continues through the
grassy vale on top of the plateau. At half a
mile the road ascends a pass, called “ Shakaroki,”
7 furlongs the road traverses, lor half a mile,
The rate then becomes 1 mile 6 furlongs per hour,
pass, called “ Tang-i-Kil,” we descend for half a
mile, and finally, ascending by a short but steep and rocky path, we enter upon a broad and
generally smooth and grassy valley, dotted with kanar bush and small shrubs, and sloping
gently to north-east. The usual rate of travelling is now resumed. At 5 miles 2 furlongs
the road crosses a dry nala, called *' Zur,” flow to north, east bank precipitous, and 2 miles
6 furlongs further on another, called “ Obashun,” bed dry, about 15 yards broad, flow
northerly. At 11 miles 6 furlongs the village of Kala Sageh. Many houses in ruins ; 70
to 80 only inhabited, built of mud and stone, surrounding a fort of similar construction.
Date trees are scattered around, about the village, and among the ruins. At the south-east
end of the village is a large irrigation well, water good for drinking, but very slightly
brackish. Supplies inconsiderable. Water plentiful, but slightly brackish. Fuel moderate
from kanar and tamarisk bush. Cultivation fair. Grazing good. Camping-grounds
good.
General direction E. by S. f S. A good road
about 40 feet broad, passing through fields of
wheat, barley, and tobacco, succeeded by grassy
expanses, leads us, at one mile 6 furlongs, to a
small stream named “ Kaua,” bed about 20 to 30 feet broad, containing brackish water in
pools, a few inches deep, banks gently shelving, flow from S. E. to N. W. Crossing this
stream the road enters the village of Asir, situated on the northern side of the valley, near
the foot of the range Kuh Zalemi. Altitude 2,097 feet. The town, containing about
150 inhabited houses, and a population, roughly, of 600, is covered on the south-west
side by the ruins of old houses. The fort of Asir is large and substantially built of stone,
with towers at the four corners. There are 12 cisterns, near the foot of Kuh Zalemi,
immediately to north of the town. Of these four are fit to hold water, but at the present
time, two only are in use. The water, from the wells inside Asir itself, is brackish, but
good from the numberless irrigation wells, that dot the valley to south. Supplies moderate.
Water good and plentiful. Fuel scanty. Cultivation fair. Grazing good. Camping-
grounds good.
Note. —A hill of Kuh Zalemi, called ‘‘Kuh Bala Sia,” altitude 3,880 feet, whose summit
is distant jtwo miles north of Asir, commands a good view of distant peaks and ranges,
including Kuh Puza Padri of Jam. From the top of Kuh Bala Sia the following bearings
were observed:—
13
Behkistan
10-6
178-2
2,115'.
(1) A bearing S. by W. $ W. to the pass Tang-i-Fal, in the Kuh Haftchah range
which bounds the valley on the south. A road, practicable for infantry (not pack animals),
leads, by this pass, to the sea-port of Nakl Taki. Information from native sources.
The general direction of Nakl Taki from Asir is S. f W., distance 17 miles.
(2) and (3) Two bearings S. W., and S. W. £ W., respectively, to two passes over
the same range. Koads, fit for pack animals, lead, by these passes, to the sea-port of Parak
or Barak. From native information.

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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)
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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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