!['GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎287r] (578/706)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025472757.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_3_1_0578.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎287r] (578/706)")
'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [287r] (578/706)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
SHAL—SHAM
561
SHALlMEH—
A village at the foot of the Masai pass leading over the Masuleh moun
tains between Azarbaijan and Gilan.— (Fraser.)
SHALMAN—
A river of Gilan, which rises in the mountain of Samnan, one of the lofti
est peaks of the Elburz in this part of the coast, and enters the Caspian
Sea about 5 miles north-east of Langarud. It is full of fish, and, though
generally a mere rill, trickling over a pebbly bed is, when full, about 60 yards
wide. There is a village of the same name on its bank.—(Eraser ; Holmes.)
SHAMAKAN—
A high precipitous hill in Ardalan, 8 miles south of Sinneh between it
and Kirmanshah.— (Taylor.)
SHAM GOLEH—
A village of 400 houses in north-western Azarbaijan, about 6 miles
from Avuglu.— (Picot, 1894.)
SHAMIAN—
A road which runs direct between Kirmanshah and Sulaimameh—(iM.)
SHAMIDIINAN—
A tribe of Kurds (Sunni), situated on both sides of the Turko-Persian
frontier, bounded on the north by the Baradust or Bira Dost district (q.v.)
They descend into the Ushnu plains in winter. There is a difference of
opinion regarding the origin of the tribe. Some say it is a portion of the
Hakkiarl tribe of Turkish Kurds, others that it is a branch of the Zaza,
further west— (Soane, 1910.)
SHAMIRAN— See CHAMARIN.
SHAMLU—
One of the Kizilbash tribes (q.v.). The name signifies the Syrians, as
they were brought by Timur from Syria in the fourteenth century. They
now exist partly as a branch of the great Afshar tribe (q.v.), partly as a
branch of the Shahsavans (q.v.), and partly as a separate tribe called Bali-
arlu (q.v.). — (Schindler.)
SHAMRAN (1)—
A district a few miles north of Tehran, celebrated for the beauty of its
situation and the salubrity of its air, and for its fertility. The marked
feature of the tract is the contrast between the land within and out of reach
of water.
It is a suburb of Tehran, situated about six miles north-east of the Persian
capital, at the foot of the Elburz range. The PersiSh nobles and the Eu
ropean residents emigrate to this place during the summer. There is
a grave of Shahzadeh Qasim, which is visited by the Tehranis on every
Thursday.
C300GSB
About this item
- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (349 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a list of authorities (folio 6) and a glossary (folios 343-349).
- Physical characteristics
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [287r] (578/706), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/3/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100034644545.0x0000b3> [accessed 13 June 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034644545.0x0000b3
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034644545.0x0000b3">'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II' [‎287r] (578/706)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034644545.0x0000b3"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025472757.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_3_1_0578.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100025472757.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/3/1
- Title
- 'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME II'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:350v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence