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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [273v] (551/686)
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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SHA—SHA
SHAPtlR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A large village enclosed by masonry walls, 10 miles from Kazrun,
between it and Kumarij, Ears, situated on the bank of the river of
the same name, which is brackish, between Kunar Takhta and Kumarij.
It stands in the midst of cultivation. {Trotter — Odling.)
SHAPUR KHAST—Lat. Long. Elev.
An ancient town in the Jaidar plain of Luristan, south of Khuramabad,
identified with Jaidar. {Schindler.)
SHARAF-BAINIS—
A tribe who inhabit the country between Zohab and Sulimania,
west of Karmanshah. They seem to be Guran Kurds. [Jones)
sharXfAt—
A tribe of Arabs who inhabit the vicinity of Hindian in Khuzistan,
Dih Mulla, on the right bank of the Hindian river and the Zaitun
hills. It is a large and powerful tribe, and considers itself more
under the protection of the Chab Shaikh than under his absolute
authority. It has about 2,000 foot and 700 horse, and has frequently
opposed the Chab Shaikh, and sometimes sided with the Persians
against him. Pelly calls them one, of the sections of the Chab, and
says they number 10,000 adult males. {Layard — Felly.)
SHAR1N—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Khuzistan, 12 miles from Ram Hurmuz, on the road to
Isfahan. {Ross.)
SHARIZUR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A district on the borders of Western Karmanshah. The road to
Sulimama through Suraj passes throughout. {Rich.)
SHARtfK—Lat. _ Long. Elev.
A river separating Azarbaijan from Ardalan.
SHARVAK—Lat. Long. Elev.
A hamlet of five houses in Ardalan with a new caravansarai on
the left of the Tabriz-Karmanshah road, about 9S miles from the
latter place, and 5 south of Khasrabad. {Napier.)
SHASH BLiLTrKI—
A clan of Kashkai Iliyats in North-Western Fars. They inhabit
a tract stretching from the district of Dashti to Farrashband and on
to Asupas near Kushk-i-Zard. They number approximately 3,000
families. They have herds and about 300 mules. {Ross.)
SHASH DIH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A plain in Fars, lying between Fasa and Darab, 23 miles from the
former, 35 miles from the latter. It is shut in by high hills and
mountains, and is well cultivated in parts. It extends from west to
east and south-east, and is of inconsiderable breadth. {Abbott.)
SHASH Pill—Lat. Long. Elev.
A valley in Fars, between Khanimun and Ardakun. Contains
some excellent springs of water, whence, it is said, Shiraz was sup
plied in former days (by Jcandts ?). {Durand.)
524
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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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