'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [231r] (466/652)
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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An ancient city in the Narmashir district of Kirman, about 20 miles south
east of Bam. The city, which is now completely in ruins, must, at
the time of the Arab conquest, have been a place of great importance, as
Mansur-ud-din made it the capital of the whole province. Not far off is
the famous Band-i-Nisa, which was built across the Narmashir stream
by the wife of Ardashir, to supply the city with water. The ancient dam
has long since disappeared, but another, roughly built of stones and
branches of tamarisk, still regulates the water-supply of nearly the entire
valley.— {Sykes, 1902 ; Newcomen, 1905.)
NlZAMABAD— m'de Sang-i-Safid.
NUDGIZ (Kirman)—
A range of mountains north of Manujan.— {Jennings, Abbott.)
NUDU—
A camping-ground in Sarhad, 42 miles north-west of Maksotag, and about
86 miles north-west of Ladgasht, on the road to Ladis. The Talab
river, the boundary between British and Persian territories, flows Smiles
to the east. In the warm season the whole of this tract is infested with
mosquitoes. Water is obtained from a clear spring, but it is very salt.
Camel-grazing is abundant. Surap, a similar camping-ground, lies 1^ miles
to the south-east.— {Showers, 1902 ; Grant, 1902.)
NtJKABAD— Elev. 2,475'.
A halting-place in Kirman, 23^ miles east-south-east of Rigan, on the road
to Bazman, via Hanjareh. It is some 8 miles north of Gehgan, which is on
the main route. It has a well of slightly brackish water, 7 feet deep.
Other wells could be dug here, as water is said to exist at the above men
tioned depth. The grazing is fair and a little fuel is to be found. The
soil is soft and salty. The climate is very hot .—{Jennings ; IFoo^, February
1899.)
nGkabad—
A place in Sarhad, in the neighbourhood of Ghaur-i-Talkab.— {Sykes, 1894.)
NUKACH— Lat. (approx.) 26° 38' 13". Long, (approx.) 60° 29' 3".
A small district in Persian Baluchistan, lying between Qasrqand and
Bam pur. Its northern boundary is roughly the watershed of the Lashar
range, which separates the Kaju river drainage from that going north into
the Bampur river. Its other boundaries are vaguely defined, but its
area is estimated at some 30 miles long, by 20 broad.
It contains many villages, of which Champ {q.v.) is the chief. Its Sar-
dar is said to pay no mdlidt, but must provide, when called on, some 30
to 50 irregular foot soldiers, fully equipped, to protect the country from
marauding bands. In the district, there are said to be about 2,000 hill
men whom even their own chief cannot control.
This district is sometimes called the Champ plateau.— {Brazier-Creaah
1893 ; Janes, 1900.)
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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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