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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [28r] (60/686)
The record is made up of 1 volume (336 folios). It was created in 1885. 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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range of hills. The fort, or sarai, is of no strength. Temperature in
shade, 4 p.m., 78°; barometer, 29' 65". Average day temperature
82° under canvas; nights cool, with a heavy dew. Some troopers met
here en route to Isfahan, which they hoped to reach in 15 days by
paths to the north of the Karun river. They expected to be able to
ride the whole distance (260 miles), except one stage, over which snow
and ice would compel them to leave their horses.
Pasture at this season is excellent, covering the plain and its undu
lations, which rise 100 feet above it. {Bell.)
AB-I-BURS—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river rising in the Bakhtiari mountains of Luristan, and formed
from the junction of the Karsan and Abigarm rivers, south of Falat,
falling into the Karun, a few miles above Susan. At its junction
it is almost equal in size to the Karun, being a broad rapid stream,
forcing its way through a succession of precipitous ravines, and
being only fordable in one or two places with much difficulty during
the autumn. It is crossed on the road between Kumishah and Kala
Tul in the valley of Burs. Artillery and heavy baggage must be
taken across on rafts. {Bayard.)
AB-I-DERA—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river of Ardalan, which joins the Hulwan river at a place called
Mulla Yakud, about midway between Kasr-i-Shirin and Sar-i-pul.
In general, it is a mere brawling rivulet, but, when swollen by rain,
becomes a furious rapid torrent. Rawlinson was detained for two
days on its bank on one occasion. Even the bridges of woven boughs
which are thrown across in several places from bank to bank to afford
a passage in case the fords should be impracticable, are swept away
at times. At the point of its junction with the Hulwan, it is said
to be spanned by a natural arch of rock which is called in consequence
Pul-i-Khuda (Clod's bridge). In the narrow valley which opens
into the plain of Dera are the winter pasture-grounds of the Kar-
manshah stud. This spot has been selected as well on account of
its excellent herbage as for the security of its position, shut in be
tween the hills on one side and the river on the other, and the horses
reared in it are celebrated through Persia. The plain is about 4
miles in length and 2 miles in breadth. It was formerly included
in the pashalik of Zohab, but after the conquest of that district
by the Persians, it was purchased by the Kalhur chiefs from its
Turkish owners. There are 150 resident families of Kalhurs at Dera,
and it also affords winter quarters for 400 more, who are nomadic.
{Rawlinson.)
AB-I-DIZ —Lat. Long. Elev.
A stream in Khuzistan flowing south-west through Dizful and
Shustar. {Schindler.)
AB-I-FAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A small river in Kurdistan on the road between Sakuz and Sulimania,
78 miles from the latter and 47 from the former, close to the vil
lage of Halabjik. {Gerard.)
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The third of four volumes comprising a Gazetteer of Persia. The volume, which is marked Confidential, covers Fārs, Lūristān [Lorestān], Arabistān, Khūzistān [Khūzestān], Yazd, Karmānshāh [Kermānshāh], Ardalān, and Kurdistān. The frontispiece states that the volume was revised and updated in April 1885 in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General’s Department in India, under the orders of Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe Macgregor, Quartermaster-General in India. Publication took place in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, in 1885.
The following items precede the main body of the gazetteer:
- a note by Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Deputy Quartermaster General, Intelligence Branch, requesting inaccuracies, omissions and suggestions for the gazetteer be reported to the Deputy Quartermaster General;
- a second note, dated 26 November 1885, describing the geographical scope of the four volumes comprising the Gazetteer of Persia , and also making reference to the system of transliteration used (Hunterian) and authorities consulted;
- a preface, containing a summary of the geographical boundaries of the Gazetteer, a description of the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , an abridged account of trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1884, and a description of telegraphs in the regions described by the Gazetteer.
The gazetteer includes entries for human settlements (villages, towns and cities), geographic regions, tribes, significant geographic features (such as rivers, canals, mountains, valleys, passes), and halting places on established routes. Figures for latitude, longitude and elevation are indicated where known.
Entries for human settlements provide population figures, water sources, location relative to other landmarks, climate. Entries for larger towns and cities can also include tabulated meteorological statistics (maximum and minimum temperatures, wind direction, remarks on cloud cover and precipitation), topographical descriptions of fortifications, towers, and other significant constructions, historical summaries, agricultural, industrial and trade activities, government.
Entries for tribes indicate the size of the tribe (for example, numbers of men, or horsemen), and the places they inhabit. Entries for larger tribes give tabulated data indicating tribal subdivisions, numbers of families, encampments, summer and winter residences, and other remarks.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
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- 1 volume (336 folios)
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The gazetteer’s entries are arranged in alphabetically ascending order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; 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.
Pagination: the volume has two printed pagination systems, the first of which uses Roman numerals and runs from I to XIII (ff 3-10), while the second uses Arabic numerals and runs from 1 to 653 (ff 12-338).
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