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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎86v] (177/416)

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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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128
No. 22C.
Houles from Jiushahr-Firuzabad road towards the coast.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
MILES.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Bbuabks.
Tang-i-zard to Fahluk and Lava .—A very pood road leads down valley, passing
Farm at 1 mile. Medium-sized village, with fair supplies, but bad water.
. raile ?, village of Tahluk reached, a large village with 200 houses and about 700
inhabitants. Good cultivation and grass around. Supplies of sheep, goats, cattle, and
gram Good water from wells and also springs (one hot one) at foot of hills. Transport
available, 15 ponies, 200 donkeys, and 4 mules. ^
From here to Sahu 20 miles, and on to Lava 28 miles.
IV. Jahrum to Pahiri. 8 stages (from native information) —
( 1 ) Jahrum to Mubarakabad {vide page 125 ) . . farsakhs.
( 2 ) Ab-i-garm
Village on river, 150 houses. Warm springs in hills close by. Supplies.
(3) Laurghur .5 fareakhs.
On river. Large village.
(4) Peshawar 4
(5) Beyram . • ... . . 5
Said to be a very large village. Water obtainable here from numerous bourkahs.
( 6 ) Allahmurdasht ..... 4 * farsakhs.
IVater from bourkahs collected during rains.
(7) Gillahdar ...... 5
(8) Tahiri ..... 7
* • •
Total distance Jahrura to Tahiri said to be 38 farsakhs. Above route is very little u sed
in the present day. The importance of Tahiri lies in the fact that vessels can be
brought quite close in shore instead of having to lie a long way out, as is generally the
case at places on the Gulf; but Tahiri Itself, being only a small and poor fishing village,
can be depended on for very little of anything. It is doubtful if even donkeys could be
procured for transport purposes. It is noteworthy that theonlv wav of penetrating into
the intenor is by two passes; so that if these were properly held by an enemy, a° force
landed here would be confined to the narrow strip along the sea coast.
No. 23.
Bushahr, (Bushire) by Post Road to Shiraz.
Authority .—’ M . b & K . RKiA St. John; Stack; Curzon, 1889.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
milbb.
stage.
Inter
mediate
Total.
Rbuabks.
1
Ahmadi ,
70'.
25
25
For 4 miles S. S. E. along shore of Bushire
peninsula, thon for 7 miles E. across the ii Mashi*
leh (or salt^ mud swamp) which is covered by
the sea at spring tides. The telegraph line keeps

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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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