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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [11r] (26/652)
The record is made up of 1 volume (322 folios). It was created in 1910. 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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ANJ—API
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ANJARtKI— Elev. 3,580'.
A pass in Makran, about 16 miles north of Qasrqahd, on the Bamptir
road ; also a considerable date grove, where a few supplies can be procured.
— (Janes, 1900.)
ANJIR (Pass)—Elev. 6,950'. Lat: 30° 21'; Long. 57° 28'.
A pass in the Kuh Paleh range in Kirman, about 36 miles east-north-east
of the city of that name. The road from Kirman to Khabis crosses this
pass which is just passable for camels and barely passable for ridden horses.
It has a rise of 2,500 feet in less than a mile, followed by an equally steep
and stony descent on the other side. Hence all the Kirman-Khabis traffic
is carried on by mules and donkeys.— (Newcomen, 1905.)
ANJIREH—
A halting-place in the Bandan valley on the road between Nasratabad
(Sistan) and Birjand. It is 181 miles from Bandan and 35 miles from Shusp.
There are no habitations or supplies, but a plentiful supply of sweet water
from three springs in a gorge to the west of the track.— (C. Wanliss, July
1903.)
ANJIREH, KtH-I- —
A range of hills in Sarhad, to the south of the road from Ladis to Galu-
gan, about 14 miles west of Ladis.— (Wood, 1899.) t ^
ANJIRK—
A village in Kirmau, 16 miles south-east of Baft, on the road to Isfan-
daqeh. It consists of 50 houses ; supplies and good water are procurable
in moderation.— (Brazier-Creagh, 1894, from native information.)
APAL—
A place in Makran, 4£ miles south of Qasrqand, situated on the northern
bank of the Apal stream. Camel forage is plentiful, but the water is brack
ish.— (Janes, 1900.)
APIKIAVAN or AP-I-AHUGAN—
A camping-ground in Persian Baluchistan, about 8 miles north-west
of Gusht, situated among low hills at the head of the Simish river. Water
is procurable in abundance from wells dug in the bed of the stream ; fuel
is very scarce, but grazing good and plentiful. The inhabitants of the neigh
bourhood are Damanis of Rind extraction, who are notorious for their
raiding propensities.— (Tighe, 1902.)
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The item is Volume IV of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition).
The volume comprises that portion of Persia south and east of the Bandar Abbas-Kirman-Birjand to Gazik line, with the exception of Sistan, 'which is dealt with in the Military Report on Persian Sistan'. It also includes the islands of Qishm, Hormuz, Hanjam, Larak etc. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the whole district of Shamil.
The gazetteer includes entries on villages, towns, administrative divisions, districts, provinces, tribes, halting-places, religious sects, mountains, hills, streams, rivers, springs, wells, dams, passes, islands and bays. The entries provide details of latitude, longitude, and elevation for some places, and information on history, communications, agriculture, produce, population, health, water supply, topography, climate, military intelligence, coastal features, ethnography, trade, economy, administration and political matters.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
The volume contains an index map, dated July 1909, on folio 323.
The volume also contains a glossary (folios 313-321).
Prepared by the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India.
Printed at the Government Monotype Press, India.
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- 1 volume (322 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 324; 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 also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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