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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎174v] (353/416)

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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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For road from Kwash (Washt) to Karwandar, vide page 301 below.
298
No. 57.
Sehkuha to Bampur.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Disiancb, in
UILBS.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rkmarks.
grazing,
wheeled traffic.
Chah
4,714'.
Galuqan . 13f 163? Proceed across undulating ground to Galugan
plain, skirting Dezuk hills on left, and at 8
miles cross Kuli nala flowing west and then
south. Plenty of good water here, grass and
This is a regular halting place. Eoad all the way excellent and available for
Ahmad
and unlimited grass.
15
178^
Eoad running over the Gwarkoh plain continua
tion of the Galugan plain. Excellent road, good
grazing and grass all the way. Here is plenty
of good perennial running water in river-bed
Eoad excellent throughout. This forms part of the Sarhad plateau
which stretches E. Numerous flocks are grazed in this country.
10
Ntjb Muhammad
23
201 ?
Kirbas Kuh bears 119° from Chah Ahmad; about
25 to 30 miles distant. Described as a natural
fortress, access to which is gained only by a
narrow path. Grass and perennial water on top
of plateau, and an unlimited quantity of the former might be collected and stacked there.
Boad onwards for 6§ miles along nala, heavy going in some places ; grass plentiful.
Leave main nala to W., and at 9 miles reach Shandak on a more easterly branch of same
nala ; plenty of brackish water, grass and grazing unlimited ; road good except as above.
Elevation 4,663'. Continue across Gwarkoh plain and cross yet another branch of nala.
At 18 miles plenty of dubh grass ; grazing and wood also abundant. Direction due S. across
several nalas flowing W. Halt at 23 miles. An old fort and a karez ; grass and wood
abundant.
left.
Cross the Sorabur watershed, 5,490' at 10 miles
and descend to Jauri. Plentiful stream of good
water. Excellent grass ; wood and grazing abund
ant. From here roads to Kwash (\Vasht), Regan
Over a nearly level plain, 4 to 5 miles wide,
rising gradually for 2§ miles, then descending as
gradually ; valley narrow’s to 2§ miles at 7| miles.
At 11| miles rain water tank (natural), in gorge on
Ascend green grassy plain, parallel to base of Hehmukki Kuh. At 13| miles begin to
11
Jauei
12*
213*
and Ba
mpuv (2) diverge.
12
Gankch Poet
17*
230f
4,535'.
descend similar plain. Ganeeh fort is deserted. Good supply of running water, grass
grazing and wood. Road fit for guns. Some 1,009 to 1,500 acres land irrigated here.
13
Teghab
ZAF.
2,835'.
Tk-
2H
252
At 3 miles valley becomes stony ; 2 miles wide at
4th mile ; good camel grazing. Bed of Karwanda
river, dense jungle of grass and tamarisks on left.
At 7 miles road much intersected by small nalas.
At 8 miles road from Washt joins in*. At 8? arrive at Karwanda, (4,142) a small fort in bad
repair (1885), with 30 inhabited houses in it. Two karezes and plenty of excellent water,
wood and grazing plentiful in neighbourhood; many sheep. The road to this point could be
made practicable for wheeled traffic with a few hours’ work. The rest of this stage is
liable to interruption from floods. Captain Jennings followed a more W. route which would
not be fit for troops from his description. The following is described in his route (No. 4 in his
report) from Washt to Bampur :—The road runs parallel with Karwanda river right bank,
crossing several tributaries, and at about 18 miles touches the river and proceeds either along
its bed"or right bank to camp. The road from mile 9 is quite impassable for guns up to mile
15, and would require much time and money to make it so. It is much used by kajilas\
Teghab is a plain on the right bank of the Karwanda river in which is abundant water, good
grazing. No village or cultivation.

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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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