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'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎197r] (398/416)

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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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341
No. 32.
Ahwaz to Isfahan.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
MILES.
Tola
Inter
mediate.
15^
Total.
70!
Remabks.
The track still runs due E- until the low
range which is now entered can be turned.
The district gradually grows more fertile, with
, patches of cultivation at frequent intervals. At
3! miles, a tract from Gulgin, a large village some 16 miles to the N. E., joins in, and a
track runs S. to Ram Hormuz.
At 6 miles, another track from Ab-i-Laskar, a village to the N. E., joins in, and the
road which gradually trends further south, runs parallel to the Khu-i-Asmari, a long range
to the N.
At 13 miles, the Shah Nashin River is crossed, with frequent patches of cultivation
along its banks ; aud at 15 miles a spring of sweet water termed Roghoni, or the “ Greasy.’
Just beyond lies the ruined town of Tola, now surrounded by nomad tents. It is
said that tola was the site of the capital of a fire-worshipping Monarchy, which is
quite possible.
The water-supply from a running stream is excellent. The inhabitants number some
400, and are very poor. Supplies in fair quantities, but at present there is no demand.
Ali-Kdbshid . 15 85! FefoTe starting, bearings were taken to the dis
tant range of Kuh-i-Mangasht, which read from
92° to 14,5°. For the first few miles the track
was good running across a desert plain. About
mile 1 the Shustar-Isfahan route joins in, at a point which is equidistant from Ahwaz
and Shu star.
At 8f miles the bed of the river running from Ali-Khursbid is entered by a steep drop.
There is a stream of excellent water some 15 yards wide aud 2 feet deep, which is not
crossed, the track running up the right bank.
Thenceforward there is a considerable quantity of rice cultivation, and a few hamlets,
the chief of which is Bagh-i-Malik ; and at 15 miles, after crossing the river, the consider
able village of Ali-Khurshid, surrounded by numerous gardens. The number of inhabi
tants is about 1,000. Supplies in fair quantities.
7 Kala-i-Tul . 6! 92 The track runs nearly N. with numerous hamlets
to the W. of the stream, of which Galawand and
Shirah on the right bank and Padrak on the left
bank, all some 3 miles ofi the track. Road good
throughout.
At 2f miles the track from Bagh-i-Malik joins in, and, after passing many rice fields
at 6| miles, the village that lies below Kala-i-'i'ul.
The Kala or fort, is the residence of Khuda Kerim Khan, who is the deputy of
Isfundiar Khan, the Bakhtiari Chief, and, comingfromtheW. it is the first considerable
centre that is passed. Supplies in fair abundance are procurable but, as elsewhere, the
demand is small.
19 Isfahan
200
292 Vide No. 38-A., pages 199 to 203.

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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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