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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎233r] (470/652)

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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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PABANEH (River) —
A stream in Kirman, which rises in the Kuh-i-Hazar. and disappears
in the sands of Bam.— (Sykes, 1893.)
PABANEH or PARBANEH or PAHBANl— Elev. about 5,650'.
A halting-place in Kirman, with a caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). , on the Rayin-Bam read,
on the left bank of the Bam river about 13 miles north-west of Sarvistan.
The water is from the Tehrud river, and is brackish. There are a few
hamlets about a mile to the north-west, from which a few supplies are procur
able. The river opposite Pabaneh is some 60 yards wide and full of tamarisk
trees. It is deep and difficult of passage during the rains ar d when the snows
Tehrud River. n } elt is the nortliern water outlet of the Sarduleh
hiMs and flows south-east under Kaissir Mian
Kuh and the Abariq and Darzln ranges, joining the Naimashh drainage
which doubtless receives the Deh Bakri stream also.— (Brazier-Creaqh,
1894 1 Sykes, 1905.) . vs/*
PACK I (Kirman)—
A small river, a tributary of the Glshu river.— (Jennings.')
PACHNEF (Nala) (Kirman)—
A tributary to the Razzak ndld (q-v.)- — (Jennings.)
PADAGl— Elev. 5,000.
The fifth stage on the Robat-Bampur route. Brackish water from a small
spring. Camel-grazing and fuel abundant. No grass. Camping groupd
confined. No habitations. The stage derives its name from the plane trees
(Persian Padag), which grow here in great profusion.— (Grey, 1906.)
PADAHA, vide Mirjawa.
PADAH BULAND— Elev. 5,790'.
A village in Kirman, about 17 miles south of Rabur, on the road to
Isfandaqeh. It consists of 40 houses, supplies are procurable in modera
tion, and water is obtainable from a river.— (Brazier-Creagh, 1894 • from
native information.) ’
PADAMl BUG—
A large date grove, and a small group of huts, with a little cultivation-
on terraces, on the left bank of the Kaju river, on theBampur-Chahbar
route, 88f miles from the former. Abundant fuel, camel-grazing and fod
der. Supplies scarce. Water from livei.—(Grey, 1906.)
PADIN BUG—
A large date grove in Makran, on the western bank of the Kaifi river
about 15 miles north of Qasrqand, on the Champ-Bampur road. A ffw
supplies are procurable, and water, fuel and forage are plentiful.—
. 1900 .). . ( 5
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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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