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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎186r] (376/982)

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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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Layard says that there is a road from here to Isfahan and another to
Shushtar. Several canals are led off from the Karun here, and irrigate the
entire surrounding plain. Gut wand is also known as Gut wand Diz-Mali-
Kan. The town is said to contain 1,000 households of Haft Lang Bakhtiaris.
The houses are of stone and mud with brick roofs, and there are two public
baths and 12 mosques. The place is divided into 2 wards, Saraki and Mal-
Bula, each under a separate Rais. About 1,500 rifles are owned here.
Wheat and barley are cultivated without irrigation, and water is said to be
from the river only. Rafts are maintained on the Karun.— {Layard —
Schindler—Persian Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.)
GUVEH —Lat. Long. E lev 6,400'. 1
A village and a valley in the Muguvi Bakhtiari country, crossed at the 12th
mile on the track between Masir and Kaleh Huma. The Tang-i-Guveh
is impassable for mules, but a footpath exists. The tany and valley about
here are thickly wooded with oaks and other trees.— {Sawyer, 1890.)
GUYUM or JUYUM— Lat. 29° 48' N. Long. 52° 26' E. Elev. 6,110 , .
A village in Ears, some 21 miles north-north-west of Shiraz. The village
is large and square in shape, the sides measuring about 200 yards, and en
closed by a high towered, mud wall. The inhabitants are said to be Saiyids.
There are large gardens of fruit and flowers both inside and outside the town,
and the villagers own large quantities of sheep and goats. The village
is surrounded by some miles of cultivation. The surrounding district also
produces ample fuel. The qandt which supplies water to the town is passed
1 mile from the town on the road to Shiraz. Water too is found either run
ning in the river or through fields and gardens. There are many vineyards
here, on which the tax is ^ hr an for every vine stack bearing grapes. The
'pul-i-diwarii is said to be 1,000 tumdns, and the amount actually realised
to be 1,600. The village belongs to the Quvvam-ul-Mulk.—(forces—
— Baring — Hopkins, 1903.)
GUZINJAN (Ridge)—Lat. Long. Elev. 2,780 / .
A ridge of limestone rocks in the Shulistan district of Ears, crossed on
the road from Behbehan to Shiraz a few miles east of Basht. It forms
the chief obstacle on this road. The ascent from the west is easy, but
the descent of half a mile into the Chal-i-Mureh plain is steep, rough and
difficult. The view from the ridge is very fine.— {Jones—Wells — McGowan,
1895.)
GUZlR—
A place in the Lingeh district {g. v.),
112 1. B. a z

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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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