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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎135r] (274/416)

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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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225
No. 42.
Jask to Bam.
No. of
stage.
13
Names of stages.
Jagin
Distance, in
miles.
Inter
mediate.
12
Total.
Rbmabks.
200
After 6 or 7 miles the valley spens out to a
width of 12 miles, and is well wooded and fairly
cultivated. Another hour’s march brings one to
1 , r, j • t • a „ ^ ar £ e 1 ' ain pool, near which camel fodder is
plentiful. Beyond is Jagm, a village of 40 houses. On the right are the lofty hills of
, hakard. Fr o tn Ja ff i n a >oad, described by Jennings as used by Persian wheeledartil-
lery, branches off down left bank of river to Minab (26 miles approximately), passing
Direnti at 13 miles.— (Jennings) vide Route 56, stage 10. ^
14
Manttjan
960'.
20
220
Over sand, shingle, and boulders for 5 hours,
where the plain narrows to a valley, 2 miles wide,
which finally becomes a narrow cleft through
„ , , . . rocks. The descent on the other side is very bad
and narrow, but at the bottom is a magnificent plain with water, date groves, and cultivation
Ihe wheat is very fine. °
15
16
Babgah
Khanu
1,580'.
20 ?
20
240
260
Past the fort and through cultivation ; at the
end of the march enter a small range of shingly
mounds. Camp among the date groves of Bar-
gah near a running stream.
Cross a low ridge, the Ab-Washur ; then pass
the Garaki hills, and about 8 or 9 miles beyond
strike a low-lying shingly plain, which cross to
confluence of three fertile valleys. Khanu, a ruined fort and large village at the
21 | B 3 M 180' * * | 126 | 386 | Vide No- 12, page 42.
W ^ootber route from Khanu to Bam vi& Regan which, though much longer,.
*•*/ p 6 i. a< 0 *_ av °id’ n g the hills, and in this way is good for heavily-laden
camels, (vide Routes No. 8-B , No. 8 stages 9 to 8, No. 56 stages 5 to 1, No. 3 stages £
No. 42A.
Ramishk to Manujan.
Authority.— 1894, (from native information).
No. of
Names of stages.
Distance, in
MILES.
stage.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remarks.
1
Gwanchan
11
11
Desert stage on river. The route from Gwan
chan quits the Ramishk-Marz route.
2
Khur
16
27
Desert stage across rough hills to river, on
which Kangaru is situated.
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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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