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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎138v] (281/416)

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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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232
No. 43.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
miles.
Rbmabks.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Gilma or
Gilawi.
12
Road to Gwaj runs west. Small
road winds through the bed up to encampment at Darbagh. A few huts ; large date grove :
water good from spring. No supplies. Time taken, 4 hours.
197s Road proceeds in north-western direction leaving
large nala running parallel on left. Over small
kotal between two sand-hills in middle of plain.
Soil gravelly. Surface of ground shiny like glass.
ii i . “ i —r ^ ow hills in front of Surakh Allah Kuh range runnino-
parallel to route on right. Down into big (80 yards) wide (30 feet) deep wa/a running
. ? south-east, t e., towards Jaz Morian. At 5 miles two villages in large date grove
°. n , an of Mutadi »a/o. Water good from springs, in between low volcanic rocks on
right and Kuh Dasht Gird on left. At 12 miles end of Dasht-Gird Kuh. Date grove and
vi age o Gilma or Gilawi containing only a few huts. Flat open space, nala running down
each side of road. No supplies. Time taken, 3 hours 50 minutes.
18
Kahugan
15
212k
Road proceeds north through a narrow valley
between volcanic hills, here and there crossing
stony nala<i and drainage channels. Drainage to
^ ' north-east. At. 3 miles emerge from hills,
country opens up on right and a view is obtained towards Jaz Morian and the desert. Pass
a ew mts in a palm grove. At 4 miles reach Darpatkun which consists of a few palm huts
a ong an of large nala. Water good over gravelly bed. From here road ascends sloping
°k a tnbutar y nala and emerges on to plain. Drainage west to east. At 5 miles descend
o e o deep nala tux a short way. Then up again and over undulating stony country,
oa going good. High peak of Sanima to left. Low hills cease and road emerges into
grea^ s ony plain undulating and much cut up by nalas. Thick kahur jungle. At 15 miles
small hamlet of Kahugan consisting of six huts in small clumn of palms. A small supply
o gooi wa„er from a karez. A little cultivation. No supplies. Time taken, 3 hours
15 minutes.
19
Khanu*
1580'
10
222 £
Quite open to east and north-east.
Hills
Start west across open plain intersected by
nalas. Drainage to east towards large gap, evi
dently Jaz Morian.
Kuh Isfandaka to north, some distance off.
r--— •'“-y"" 1 '. along left. Mound of stones on left marking
boundary between Rudbar and Khanu. Shallow gradually sloping nalas all running north-
road 0 “ az ^ orian ‘ Tamarisk jungle, date trees*and cultivation profuse on both sides of
i aaa 08 reac ^ K baniI » the chief village of a district, and oontainnig a population of
,? . >t)X) people. Supplies sufficient for large force available. Important as being at
the junction of so many different kafila A train of travellers; a caravan; or any large party of travellers. routes. Time taken, 2 hours 5 minutes.
Jfj I ’TT A TT W A V ^ 1 ^rvrvy-v . « . - _ .
Chah Salim
7i
230
Path goes in a westerly direction over the wide
open cultivated plain at the back of Khanu and
up the valley between Kuh Garik and Kuh Kal-
, I “ard. Tamarisk jungle, date trees and cultivation
profuse on both sides of road, sand-hills in front. Road practicable for all arms. At 4
mffes path going off half-left in direction of Barras river. Site of old kanat. At 7 miles
a path turns off, half-right towards Chah Salim, from main path. Chah Salim is a small
temporary village for grazing sheep, goats and camels ; 250 sheep and goats. One well
containing good water, 6 feet in circumference, 33 feet deep. Time taken, 2 hours 15
minutes.
and good gotng^Tclm'els 15 Dalf0ri1, 16 Sarblzan - First sta » e hil] y* bad for camels, remainder fairiy flat

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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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