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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎174r] (352/706)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (349 folios). It was created in 1914. 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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KILlJLf—
A tribe in Mazandaran {q.v.) living in or round Sari.— {Holmes.)
KILISAKARKAND—
A halting-place in Azarbaijan at the end of the second stage from Khol
to Bayazid.— {W. 0. Report on Persia, Part II, Route 239.)
KILISH LAMISH—
A gorge leading out of the Maku ravine in north-western Azarbaijan,
1| miles west of the town. It is a narrow, precipitous valley, with cliffs on
each side as if separated by a sword cut, and runs north. The road through
it descends by an easy pass, 4,150', to the Danalu valley.—-(A'coJ, 1894.)
KILTABAD—
See Khaladabad,
KIMARD—
A hamlet about 19 miles from Tehran, on road to Firuzkuh; it is situated
in the Jajrud valley.— (Schindler.)
KIMIAR—
A small village, 25| miles from Isfahan on the road to Yazd.—(Preece,
1892.)
KINAREH—
A village about 13 miles from Kirmanshah on the road to Sinneh. (Webb )
KINARIGIRD—Elev. 3,322' ;
A village 20 or 24 miles on the road from Tehran to Isfahan. It is situated
on an open plain on the right bank of the Karaj river, which is here fordable
and the water of which is brackish. Kinarigird has a severe winter and a hot
summer. It is situated in a fertile plain ; the drinking water is good ; near it is
a large marsh.
Intermittent fever with enlarged spleens is very prevalent; in other res
pects the diseases are similar to those in Tehran.—(CM; Dr. Odling, 1885.)
KINAR-I-RUDKIIAISTEH DISTRICT—
A district of the province of Qum, the name signifies “the district on
the banks of the river ” ; it comprises the old district of Rudbar and extends
along the Anarbar or Qum river up toMahallat. It contains the following
villages Taikan (q.v.), Chashmeh-i-’Ali (q.v.) and Garijan (q.v.).—(Schind-
KINAVAND—
^ v 7 llIa g e in Khamseh, 15| miles from Zinjan on the road thence to Tabriz
— (Schindler.)
KINISHT—In the district of Vastam.
Is situated in a ravine and on a slope at foot of the mountain of the
same name, which rises steeply behind to a wall-like precipice. A plenti
ful stream of water from springs flows through the village and waters a
large area of gardens and fruit trees lining the ravine below; a fair acreage
, of crops and a number of goats and sheep are owned by the inhabitants.

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The item is Volume II of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1914 edition).

The volume comprises the north-western portion of Persia, bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north by the Russo-Persian frontier and Caspian Sea; on the east by a line joining Barfarush, Damghan, and Yazd; and on the south by a line joining Yazd, Isfahan, and Khanikin.

The gazetteer includes entries on human settlements (towns, villages, provinces, and districts); communications (roads, bridges, halting places, caravan camping places, springs, and cisterns); tribes and religious sects; and physical features (rivers, streams, valleys, mountains and passes). Entries include information on history, geography, climate, population, ethnography, resources, trade, and agriculture.

Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.

A Note (folio 4) makes reference to a map at the end of the volume; this is not present, but an identical map may be found in IOR/L/MIL/17/15/4/1 (folio 636) and IOR/L/MIL/17/15/4/2 (folio 491).

Printed at the Government of India Monotype Press, Simla, 1914.

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1 volume (349 folios)
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The volume contains a list of authorities (folio 6) and a glossary (folios 343-349).

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at inside back cover with 351; 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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