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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [328v] (661/686)
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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tan—TAN
Bushahr. They are of Arab descent. There is a town called Tangi-
stan which contains 130 houses, and pays 1,400 tumans revenue.
{Telly)
Tangistan is situated 2 miles south-east of Gurak. {St. John)
TANG-I-TAKAY—Lat. Long. Elev.
A subdivision of the Zir-i-Kuh section of the Kuhgehlu tribe, who in
habit the country round Bihbahan. {Baring)
TANG-I-TARlK, i.e. “THE DARK PASS”—
Lat. Long. Elev.
A cleft in the Shirkuh mountain, near Mahriz, to the south of Yazd.
{Stack)
TANG-I-TEKAB—Lat. Long. Elev.
A defile in Khuzistan, about 7 miles north of Bihbaban, by which
the Jarahl enters the plains. {Chesney)
A pass on the Isfahan-Bihbahan road, 10 miles north of the latter.
Lieutenant-Colonel Bell writes—
“Entering the Tekab pass on the north, pass over a slippery stone re
vetment, 3 to 4 feet wide, and equally slippery naked rock most danger
ous to horses and mules; the pass is 200 feet wide, with perpendicular
cliffs, 300 to 400 feet high on either hand; it narrows in places to
50 feet; the river flows with a swift current down the pass; it is un-
fordable and should the revetment or rock ledge which carries the road
be cut away, the passage of the Tang would be impassable. In places
the revetment is 6 feet wide, with an outer parapet 2 feet high; it is
generally carried at a height of from 50 to 100 feet above the river.
At its southern mouth is a dripping fountain, and an inscription
relating the history of the construction of this most useful work.
A path leads up the hill-side to the village of Pushkar, perched upon
an elevated ledge amidst a few palm trees; the road leads down the
valley, and is difficult and stony, and in parts steep; in many places
huge boulders narrow it to a mere track. It is elevated about 100
feet above the bed of the river.
Barometer 28-2" (1,330 feet) ; temperature 88° at 7-15 a.m., on 13th
June 1884. Leaves the pass and enters the Bihbahan plain; the hills
through which the Tang passes are barren and steep, with a sharp
serrated edge. {Bell)
TANG-I-THEIS (?)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A pass in Pars, on the road between Bihbahan and Kala Safid.
TANG-T-THlR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A defile in Pars between Basht and Kala Safid on the Shiraz-Hin-
dian road. {Belly)
TANG-I-TGLl-KASH ((THE “TEDIOUS PASS”) —
Lat. Long. Elev.
A pass through the hills, leading from the road along the bank of
the Kashgan river, beyond Pul-i-Dukhtar, to Madianrud, Luristan.
{Be Bode)
634
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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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