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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [161v] (327/652)
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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314
EAR—KAR
KARGtfNl—
A torrent in Persian Baluchistan, crossed by the road from Jashk to Sflrag-
It is generally dry in summer and autumn, but after heavy rain overflows
its banks and becomes impassable.— {Johnston.)
KARlAN or KARIUN—
A village in Bashakard, 16 miles south-east of Minab, on the road to
Bint. Good water from streams.
It is a prosperous-looking place, with a small fort and several adobe-built
houses, and is surrounded by a fair amount of cultivation. The inhabitants
possess 2 Martini-Henry rifles and 40 muzzle-loaders. Livestock : 150
donkeys, 100 cattle, 500 sheep and goats.— {Galindo, 1888 ; Sher Jang, 1902.)
KARlAT-UL-’ARAB—
A large village in Kirman, 45J miles from the town of that name, on the
road to Rabur. Some supplies are obtainable. {Sykes, 1900.)
KARlMABAD—
A village in Kirman, the residence of the chief of the Jiruft district.
{Smith.)
KARlMABAD—
A village in Kirman, about 14 miles sobth-east of Mahun {q.v.), and 3
miles from Zainalabad.— {Dobbs, 1902.)
KARIMABAD—
A village in Kirman, 11 miles east of ’Azizabad, on the road from there
to Chah Ahmasi.— {Moore, 1904.)
KARlUN—See Karian.
KARNAI (Kirman)— _
A village, H miles to south-east of Rayin, on the Rigan-Minab road.
There are date palms here, cultivation, and a flowing stream. There is
plenty of green grass in the plain in which this village lies ; also wood and
grazing. Rayin and Karnai are both included m the Minab district.
Height about 152 feet. Minab is 14| miles from ’R&jm.—{Jennings.)
KAROCHl— _ . _ .
An extensive date-grove in Makran, on the west bank of the Ka]U river
about 17 miles north of Qasrqand. Immediately opposite, on th
bank, lies Garotag {q.v-)- A few supplies are procurable ; water, wood,
and forage are plentiful.— {Janes, 1900.)
KARtfCHl-I-TAG—
A hamlet in the Geh district of Makran, 21 miles east of Fanuch. It
has some cultivation, but supplies and forage are scarce, ihe water
obtained from a river is bvackish.—{Brazier-Creagh, 1893, from native
information.)
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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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