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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎207v] (419/706)

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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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LAU—LIV
LAVlN—
A small village in lower Silakhur, 20 miles from Burujird, on the right bank
of the Tahij river.— {Schindler.)
LAYANDAVIL.—Lat. 38° 16' 0"Long. 48° 54' 0" John.)
A river in Talish flowing into the Caspian, 9 miles south from Astara.
Also a village about 3 miles up the river on its left bank.— {Holmes; Todd ;
St. John.)
LAVASAN—(1)—
A village of considerable size in the Elburz range situated at the north end
of a richly cultivated valley and on the banks of a fairsized stream. Abun
dant supplies procurable. From here a mountain path leads due south into
the main Tehran-Firuzkuh road— {Kingwood.)
A village of perhaps 500 houses and 200 inhabitants to the south of Mount
Damavand. Ordinary supplies are procurable. There is no suitable camping-
ground near Lesan, but several spots suitable are situated about 3| miles off,
by the bank of a rivulet that flows westerly into the Harhaz.— {Lovett.)
LAVASAN—(2)—
A village of 30 houses in Azarbaijan, half a mile to the left of the road
from Tabriz to Kirmanshah, via Binab and Sainkaleh. It is about 5 miles
south of Tabriz.— {Napier.)
lazarjAn—
A river in Mazandaran, crossed between Rud-i-Sar and Ab-i-Garm.—
{Holmes.)
LISAR (1) or LlSAR CHAI—
Lat. 37° 59' o"; Long. 48° 57' o".—{S. John.)
A river in Talish, flowing into the Caspian, 10 miles north of Karganrud.
Also the name of i village at its mouth, on the left bank.— {Pushchin; St.
John.)
LISAR (2)—
A ruined castle in the Talish district, 24 miles from the west coast of the
Caspian, and 9 miles above the debouchure of the Karganeh Rud. It is
situated on a low hill, the whole summit of which it occupies, and its walls
appear solidly built. A covered reservoir is in good preservation, the water
of which is probably supplied by springs from the mountain. There is a
river here called the Lisar Chal, which is somewhat dangerous on account of
quicksands.— {Monteith.)
LIV AN—
A village in Azarbaijan, 30 miles south of Tabriz. It is a large village
with a remarkably verdant entourage, being completely surrounded by
gardens, meadows, and fields. The inhabitants are tall and muscular,
and very well off. Near this place are some hot springs.—(TTo^ner.)
LI WAN CHAI—or AQ-GADUK Pass {q. v.).

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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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