‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [102v] (209/686)
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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DAL—DAR
DALIN (?)—Lat. Long-. _ < Elev.
Alarg-e village near Ardakun, Fars, containing about sixty tamilies,
and paying <( mal-i-diwani ” o£ 100 tumans.
{Durand, from Dr. Andreas* Notes.)
DALKHtfN—Lat. Long Elev. 7,100'.
A village in Ears, belonging to Naslrulla Khan, to the south of the
highest village in the Slml pass, at a distance of 2 or 3 miles, situated
on the banks of a small confluent of the Slml stream, surrounded
by vineyards and boasting some walnut trees. It is some 16 (?)miles
from Kbaniman, the largest village of the Kam Firuz plain.
[Durand.)
DALCrN—Lat. Long. _ _ Elev. ^
A village in the plain of Patak on the Ab-i-Alai, Khuzistan.
[DeBode.)
DAMAVAND—
A valley ; vide Ab-i-sard.
DAMUKHS—
A trihe of Arab descent who formerly resided in the village of Chahku-
tah in the Bushahr division of Pars. They were formerly a very
brave, ancient, and independent race, and had always behaved well to
the Persian Government; but they possessed the finest breed of horses
in the province, and in order to gain possession of these the
Wazir
Minister.
of
Ears had them exterminated. I do not know whether there are any of
their descendants existing. [Ouseley.)
DAND—Lat. Elev. Long.
A camping-ground of Kindazdlis, near Shustar, in Khuzislan.
(P. J. C. Robertson.)
DAR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Khuzistan one stage beyond Ram Hormuz, on the road
from Shustar to Bihbahan, some 120 miles from the former. It is
situated to the river which skirts the valley of Ram Hormuz.
DAR A—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Mian Kuh subdivision of the province of Yazd.
[Mac Gregor?)
DARABAGH—Lat. Long. Elev. 2,860'.
A fort and village in Ears, about 163 miles from Bandar Abbas, on the
road to Saiadabad, by Ahmadi. It is a poor hamlet, with water and
supplies for a small party. [Gill.)
DARABGIRD or DARAB—Lat. Long. Elev.
A town in Ears, about 150 miles south-east of Shiraz, and *87 miles
north-west of Bandar Abbas. It has a fine situation on the banks
of a river, and on an extensive plain, interspersed with villages
and cultivated lands, and is surrounded with groves of lemon and
orange trees, which yield such an abundance of fruit that the mice is
exported to every port of Persia. The cultivation of tobacco is also
carried to a great extent, and such is its excellent quality that it is ex
ported to Shiraz, and even to India and Arabia. This place has fallen
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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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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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