'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [83r] (170/652)
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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DASHTIARl CHlL or SILOP—
A river in Persian Makran {q.v.).
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DASHT-I-BAJ—
A plain in Kirman, 30 miles east-soutli-east of Bam, on the road to
Nasratabad. It is covered with round clay bluffs, like ruined forts left
standing by the erosion of water.— (Dobbs, 1902.)
DASHT-I-BARR—
A large place with good houses and fort. The most important place
between Bandar Abbas and the vicinity of Saiyidabad. To the south of this
place are some salt marshes in which people, attempting to cross are
sometimes lost. The place is extremely hot.— (Eastwick-Gill.)
DASHT-I-BIJNI—
A large stony plain in the Shahrl district of Kirman.
It is about 8 miles long by 2 broad, and is entered by the road from
Sikunkan to Kahn-i-’Ali, 14 miles from the former place.— and
Massy, 1893.)
DASHT-I-GURAN—
A desert upland plain in Kirman, about 5 miles long by 2 broad, lying
between the passes of Gudar-i-Kuh-i-Gau and Gudar-i-Dukhtar.— (Dobbs
1902.)
DASHT-I-KGSH—
Is the northern end of the Jiruft plain at the foot of the Jabal Bariz
range.
Elevation about 2,350feet opposite Chiltan Kuh. South of the camp is
Perhaps Dasht-i-Kush t ^ le v iU a g e > consisting of 40 houses and a small date
(i.e., “ empty desert,” grove. At the end of the plain, under the Chiltan
“ end of corner of the Kuh talus, a few miles off, are several hamlets and
P lam ”)• small villages scattered over the richly cultivated
land fringing the riverside. Along the cultivated tracts south of camp,
between it and the Shurgaz river, some more hamlets are also seen.
From here another track is said to traverse the Sarduieh pass via Deh
Bakii, a few miles south of Rayin, and join the route. This is now ( 22 nd
March 1894) closed by heavy snow and will not be open for another
15 or 20 days.
Supplies in small quantities are available and could be collected from
Resources. neighbouring hamlets along the banks of the Halil
river. Water abundant and good. Fuel and camel-
grazing plentiful. Ample camping-grounds available ovei the plain.
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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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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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