Skip to item: of 652
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎131v] (267/652)

This item is part of

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

264
HUD—HUM
HUDAK—
A large village in Kirnian, 21 miles north-east of Kirman, on the road to
Naiband.— {Stewart.)
HCTDIAN—
A village in Geh {q.v.) on the Sirhai in Makran.
HUDlAN—
A village in Rudbar {q.v.) in Kirman.
HUJDAN—
A hamlet in Bashakard, 95 miles south-west of Ramishk, on the road to
Jashk. The telegraph line connecting Jashk with Chahbar passes close b 7
the village. Water is from a well.— from native information, 1898.)
HUKI (Pass)—
A pass, 11 miles beyond Nasratabad in the direction of Neh, quite easy
and practicable for laden animals.—(MoAf-wd-Dm.)
HUL—
A village on the northern slopes of the Band-i-Marz.
HULK-I-KHANEH (Persian Baluchistan)—
A collection of mat huts under date trees, 16 miles from Surag, in Persian
Baluchistan, on the road from Qasrqand to Jashk.— Abdul Nabi.)
HtLMlND—
A village on the main road from Neh to Birjand, between Dastgird and
Kalat. Supplies are plentiful.—(AfoAf-ud-Dm.)
HUMAND, KGH-I- —
The third stage on the desert route skirting the hills from Jalk to Ladis
It is 10 miles from Shurak, the second stage, and 10 to Kalhurazat, the fourth
stage, on that route. Grass, wood and water from a running stream from
the Kuh-i-Safid.— {Jennings, from native report.)
HUMAND, KUH-I- or KUH-I-HAMANT— Elev. 7,623k
A conspicuous peak in Persian Baluchistan, about 60 miles east of Bam-
pflr, and a few miles to the south of the road from that place to Magas. It
is situated among the hills which lie between the Bampur plain and the
higher country to the east, and though near the watershed is quite separated
from it, its drainage going entirely to the Bampur stream.
Sykes writes: The climb from Manish took 14 hours and was danger
ous owing to the absence of guides (the natives declaring the mountain had
never been ascended) and to the nature of the mountain, which was com
posed of friable slate, although its base was limestone. Kuh-i-Hamant is
marked as a volcano on the latest maps, and it resembles one from the east
and west, but from the north it is shown to be a sawback, and so narrow
had t0 8it aStride When movin g alon S at top. 5 '—{Lovett ; Sykes,
Iq93 .) •

About this item

Content

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.

Extent and format
1 volume (322 folios)
Physical characteristics

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.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎131v] (267/652), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/2/3, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100034631329.0x000044> [accessed 28 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034631329.0x000044">'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [&lrm;131v] (267/652)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034631329.0x000044">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025472711.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_2_3_0267.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100025472711.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image