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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [38v] (81/982)
The record is made up of 1 volume (487 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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•AHA—ARD
’ARASH La.t. 29® 2G' N. Long. 50° 41' E. Elev.
A village in the Haiat Baud district of Ears, situated on the sea-coast, 2
miles north of Bandar Rig. It contains 12 huts, inhabited by Sunni set
tlers from Bandar Rig, who grow a little wheat and barley. Shady trees
and good w&teT.—{PeUy—Bell—Persian Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.)
6 ARAZiEH— Lat. 30° 25' N. Long. 48° IB E. Elev. m
A village on the west shore of ’ Abbadan island 1 mile below the mouth of
the Karim. It contains 25 mud huts, and is inhabited by Ahl-ul- Ariaz
and tribesmen from the Turkish side of the river Shat.-al-’Arab (Mu-
haisin)— {
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer, 1908.)
ARBA’EH— Lat. 28° 50' N. Long. 52° 33' E Elev.
A small sub-district of Ears, situated close to Firuzabad, and consisting
of four villages, viz., Hangam, celebrated for its gardens and fruits, Abadirun
Rud, Bala Rud, Bala Sufla. It produces about 200 mules, but no herds.
— (Felly — Ross.)
’ARBlDIEH, vide SHATT-AL-’ARAB.
ARDAKAN— Lat. 30° IT N. Long. 52° E. Elev. 7,510b
A village and a district in Ears, about 66 miles north-west of Shiraz.
The town is situated in a narrow valley at the foot of the Kuh Guar and
contains about 500 houses. A fine stream runs through the centre of the *•
valley, the waters of which come from the Tang-i-Sardab above it. There are
h uses on both sides of the stream, but principally on the left bank. The town
contains a bazar of 30 or 40 shops, and the houses, which are built prin-
cip lly of wood with large projecting eaves, are well-constructed and com
modious. There are numerous walnut, willow and other trees about, and
also extensive cultivation. Supplies of all sorts are plentiful, including sheep,
flour, barley, fruit, forage, water and firewood. The town contains 11
mas fids and 4 mahtabkhdnehs or schools.
Ardakan belongs to the Governor of Ears, and the Governor of the town
Is (1891) HajI Baba Khan. The town is a centre of routes. The hill behind
the village is celebrated for a soft earth used as hair-wash or soap, called
gilakan or gU-i-sarshui.
The district of Ardakan includes, besides Ardakan itself, the villages of
Birgha i and Dalin. Another account says that the district is divided into
5 mahallas or parishes. There are 3 small tribes of llidts belonging to the
district—the Khafn, Rais and Bakar who muster 60 to 70, 30 and 15 ^
families respectively, and speak a Lur dialect.
The Mdl-i-Divani is from 1,500 to 1,700 tiimdns ; and the taxes are as
follows
Poll-tax
Mules ..
Cows ..
Donkeys
Walnut trees
Bees (per hive)
Young swarms ..
1 to o lerdns yearly.
10 ditto.
5 ditto.
5 ditto.
1 ditto.
1 ditto.
10 shdhis yearly, '
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The item is Volume III of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition).
The volume comprises that portion of south-western Persia, which is bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north and east by a line drawn through the towns of Khaniqin [Khanikin], Isfahan, Yazd, Kirman, and Bandar Abbas; and on the south by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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 488.
The volume also contains a glossary (folios 481-486).
Compiled in the Division of the Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India.
Printed at the Government Monotype Press, India.
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- 1 volume (487 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 489; 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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