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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎143v] (291/416)

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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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No. 44.
Karman to Nasirabad (Sistan), via Khali* and Neh.
Authority. —Galindo, January and February 1887.
No. of
stage.
Distance, in
miles.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Bemabks.
1
Darakht Anjan
(Angdn)
21
21
First 4| miles cross plain to N. of city. Then
enter hilly country. At 13? miles village of Ghurial
to left. Steady ascent to top of ridge, reached
at 15£ miles. Then descent to Darakht Anjan.
Koad good for pack animals all the way.
Large groups of homesteads with much cultiva-
tion.
Water plentiful from streams; supplies plentiful.
2
Faizabad
25
46
Rond down rocky bed to 8| miles. Then cross
a steep into ano her similar river bed. A
second very trying pass is crossed between loth
and 20th miles, barely passable by camels. Then
down gentle slope to Faizabad.
streams.
Small village, few supplies, water good and plentiful from
3
dant.
Khabis
1,800'.
10
56
Road good over plain, with gentle down grade.
Khabis is a flourishing villase with a good cara*
vansarai and one or two shops. Supplies plenti
ful, water plentiful. Dates and oranges abun-
Sykes, who travelled from Khahis to Karman in June 1898, describes an alternative
route between the two places, to (he North of that given above. Total distance only 56
miles. From Khabis :
Dehrtjd .
23
23
7,210'.
Anaristan
13
36
6,500'.
A difficult road for laden animals, but capable of
improvement by blasting. At 16 miles pass
through the gorge Khar Shikan—very narrow
and blocked by a huge rock. From about 10 miles
to end of stage, route follows bed of stream. At Dehrud is a ruined fort, small village and
few supplies.
2 Anaristan . 18 36 Continue ascent of stream for 1| miles, to top
of pass, elevation 7,200'. Thence descend Deh-i-
Nao at 4 miles, a small hamlet. At 5 miles
reach Tejen, a hamlet with good water, but few
supplies ; elevation 6,6C0 f . At 6 miles, the road forks—oneJ)ranch continuing North-West to
Naiband, the other South-West to Karman. Following the latter, road gets very steep and
gradually ascends to summit of Godar-i-Khoshab, elevation 7,800', the hills on either side
rise to 9,000' or 10,000'. After slight descent of some 400', road keeps along level, direction
west. At 8| miles pass a brackish spring and then descend to the plain at 10 miles. At 13
miles reach small village Anaristan in middle of a very extensive plain; several other small
villages near. Excellent water-supply and plenty of provisions.
South-South-West across plain. At | mile cross
a good stream. At 2^ miles limit of plain is reached
and ascent to Godar-i-Galgazut commences.
Summit 6,600' at 5| miles. Thence gradual
descent to plain of Karman at 14| miles. Cross bare sandy plain to Saidi village at 17 miles.
Baghistan at 18|, and orchards of Karman at 19 miles. Large centre of trade ; English,
Bussian, French, Austrian and Dutch manufactures of various sorts procurable in extensive
u Continuing the original route from Khabis :—
Kabman .
20
56
5,680'
bazars
4
Deh-i-Saif
91
65i
Level road over plain. At 5 miles village of
Aliabad to right. At 7^ miles Latabad to left.
Deh-i-Saif, small walled village. Supplies pro
curable ; water plentiful from spring.

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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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