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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎300r] (604/652)

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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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T AL—TAN
m
TALLARAH— Elev. 1,710'
The first stage on the Qasrqand-Chahbar route, 13f miles from
QasrqancL It is situated in the bed of the Rudkhaneh-i Rigi from
pools in the bed of which abundant sweet water is obtainable. Grazing,
fuel and grass abundant. No habitations.— {Grey, 1906.)
TALL SI AH—
A village in the Shamil district (q.v.).
MBGT—
A village in Rudbar (q.v-) in Kirman.
TAMlN NlLA (Kirman)—
In the vicinity of Ladls, Sarhad. From Mirjawa a direct road leads up
this ndla to Vasht, crossing a kutal of the same name between the Kuh-i-
Taftan and thePadtha Gurz range. Distance, 10 to 12 miles—{Jennings.)
TAMP —Vide Aptar.
TAMP KGH— Elev. 750'.
A small range of hills in Persian Baluchistan,^between the Bahu and
Dasht rivers, 19 miles south-east of Bahu Kalat.— {Janes, 1900.)
tAnaqeh—
A village in Khorasan, 251 miles from Birjand, on the road to Herat.
—{MacGregor.)
TANG or TANK— Elev. about 2,750'.
A narrow portion of the Kaju river in Makran, about 22 miles north of
Qasrqand. This part of the stream is some If miles long and 100 yards
at its greatest width. The Mushkon joins the Kaju at the northern
end of the Tang. In 1871 there was said to be a camping-ground here,
with one hut; no supplies, other than dates, are procurable, but water,
fuel and forage are abundant.— {Beresjord-Lovett, 1871 ; Janes, 1900.)
TANGAN KtTAL (Kirman)—
A pass in the Zarich Band traversed by the Vasht-Bampur road.
The ascent begins at 5| miles from Chashmeh-i-Afghan; the gradient is
easy and the top is reached at 8 miles. From this point the road turns sharp
to the left and a steep descent begi; s^; the road is very bad, but practicable
for laden animals. At the top of the kutal a perennial sweet stream is
reached which flows into the Karvanda river.—(Jenmh^s.)
TANG-I-GILI ANJUR—
A valley in Kirman with springs and fig trees, 5 miles south of Saichu on
the Kirman-Bandar Abbas road via Baft. -{Brazier-Creagh, 1894.)
T ANG-I-LUKM AN—
A pass in Persian Baluchistan, 16 miles west of Nahfl on the road to
i Vasht.— {Haji Abdul Nobi.)

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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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