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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎137v] (279/982)

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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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DIL—DIN
DILIS—
A canal in the Fallahieh district of Southern ’Arabistan, on the left bank
of the Jarrahi river, with which it is connected 1 nrle below Qarqur. The
dependant population are Ka’b of the Bait Hilail section inhabiting reed
and mat huts. Twenty fadddns of land are cultivated.— { Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer, 1908.)
DILKHUN— Lat. Long. Elev. 7,260'.
A village in Ears, situated on the banks of a small confluent of the Shhl
stream, 15 miles by road south-west of Khani Man. It is built on a hill
side and contains 50 large houses. The habitations rise in tiers one above
the other. The village is inhabited by Lurs, who are subject to the Gover
nor of Khani Man. Water and supplies are plentiful here, but the camping-
ground is limited.— [Durand — Vaughan, 1890.)
DlMEH—
A valley in the Zard Kuh, in the Chehar Mahal district west of Isfahan,
in which there are Bakhtiari encampments. It is watered by the Zindeh
RM. Near one of the encampments is a large pool, about 30 yards square
and 7 deep in the centre. It is enclosed by a low stone wall on three
sides and by a rocky hill on the fourth ; on the hill also are the ruins of
stone buildings. All this stone work is rude to the last degree ; yet the
people cherish the tradition of some king unknown, who made his pleasure
place here. The pool abounds with fish. A branch of the Zindeh Rud
has its rise here. It breaks away from the pool in a stream 5 yards broad
by 3 feet deep, and joins the river at a short distance. There is a fort near
here (1881).— {Stack.)
DIN— Lat.
Long.
Elev. 1,400'.
A caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). in Laristan, 42| miles from Lingeh on the road to Bastak.
It stands on open ground sufficient to accommodate two battalions of
infantry, and is supplied with water from a birkeh and from pools in a
water-course close by.—( Vaughan, December 1887.)
DINA orKUH-I-DINA— Lat. Long. Elev.
A mountain range in Ears, about north-north-east from Shiraz. It
has several peaks, and consequently varying elevations. That of one
ascended by Durand in 1878 is about 14,900 feet. Mists and rain upon
the summit prevented the position of places below being fixed. Ascent
was made with much difficulty, owing to the steep slopes of shingle which
have to be surmounted. A camp should be made on the top, in order to
explore properly. A great number of sweet and strong-smelling herbs
are found on this mountain, the ascent of which is asserted, by the natives,
to cause sleep ; hence many Rip Van Winkle stories of persons who have
been thus overpowered. Cakes of dried buttermilk are eaten by the
natives to counteract the effect of these plants. Snakes are found on the
summit. Many ruined villages in the valley below.— (Dwrowi)
thfrA 1 - 6 ^? 1 ?- 11111 height at 13 ’ 000 feet - This ran S e ext ends along
of ab“ d (, ”“ Ardal) feomFalMto] “. a distance

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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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