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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎263r] (530/652)

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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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SARAI—
A poor village on the south-east border of Khorasan, 24 miles east of
Ava 1 ? and 33 from Gazik. It is inhabited by Bedouin Arabs, who still
speak Arabic.— {Stewart.)
SARABAJl—
A village among the Bampusht hills of Persian Baluchistan, about
6 miles north of Sinani. There are no supplies, but fuel, grass, grazing and
water are procurable in moderation.— {Orton, 1902.)
SARABUK—
A village near Bazman {q.v.) in Persian Balhchistan.
SARAH—
A place in the hills skirting the road from Khabis to Bam to the
west.— {Abbott.)
SARAH KAN—
A village near Nagar {q.v.) in the Kirman district.
SARANDAR—
A pass in Persian Baluchistan, about 10 miles north-east of Sib, across
the Sunt Kuzak range, which divides Sib from Dizak. There is a camping-
ground about 3 miles on the Dizak side of the pass, where water can be
obtained in abundance from a spring, but fuel is scarce.— {Tighe, 1902.)
SARAVAN— see Dizak.
SARBAZ— Elev. 3,184'.
A village and district in Makran, situated on the Sarbaz river 68 miles
south-east of Fehruj, on the road to Gwadar.
The village consists now of a mass of ruins, testifying to the former im
portance of the place, and is built in a small valley about one mile long
by half a mile broad. The old fort, though a good deal battered about,
is still very strong and stands on a shaly hill some 50 feet in height, though
it is commanded by other hills within 200 yards on the southern side.
It was partially destroyed by the Persians about 1830, and has not been
repaired since. It is the occasional place of residence of the chief of the
district.
Sarbaz has very few inhabitants, as they have mostly moved away
further south to escape from Persian exactions ; and whenever any of the
officials appear in the neighbourhood, the small remainder take to the
hills. But for this it might be very prosperous. There are 75 house
holds in the village.
About 50 Indian maunds of wheat and barley, 260 maunds of rice and
15 maunds of beans are grown in terraces along the valley, and dates are
plentiful from groves in the neighbourhood. Fuel and grazing are scarce,
but water from the river is good and fairly abundant.
The district proper appears to consist of the area bounded on the north
District. ^y the Zard Kuh range, which forms the
watershed of the Sarbaz and Bamptir drainage ;

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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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