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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎196r] (396/982)

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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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HIN-HIN 381
between Shah Abul Shah and Bandar Dilam. This district has thus a
length upon the coast of about 50 miles and a depth inland of about 30
miles.
Physical characteristics .—Neglecting thehills which run from the north-east
corner of the district to the neighbourhoid of the sea at Shah Abul Shah,
and which encroach but little on the surface of the district, we may
say that the Hindian district consists wholly of plains. The soil is saline
in places, but generally it is good and firm ; and the prairies, grass-
covered after rain, seem to offer every advantage for the breeding
of cattle and horses. The chief feature of the district is the Hindian
river,—for a description of which vide this Gazetteer. The sea is shallow
upon the Hindian coast, and as a rule a depth of as much as 3 fathoms
is not found within 4 miles of land.
CZimcde.—The climate is described as salubrious and is not unhealthy.
Hot dry winds from the north-west prevail in the summer, but in some
years the temperature has ceased to be unpleasant as early as September.
Popidation .—An idea of the composition of the population may be obtain
ed from the list of villages on the banks of the river Hindian : vide this
Gazetteer. The principal inhabited places are Hindian town and Deh Mulla.
The only village on the coast is Shah Abul Shah—for a description of
which vide this Gazetteer. The fixed inhabitants number some 14,000 souls
and to these must be added a quota on account of nomad tribes, including
Sharifat, who wander in the district. The settled population includes
both Arab« and Persians ; some of the latter call themselves “ Koya.”
The following table gives the principal tribes of the district, but few of
whom are common to the other districts of Arabistan :—
! Tribe.
Villages.
Number
of
souls.
Remarks.
'1
Abad
Cham Tang and
Kurreh Pa.
1,100
Immigrated from the Kuhgalu
district 60 years ago in conse
quence of a famine.
Agha Jari
Darlakeh, Upper Gar-
gar 7 , Maliki, Cham
Murad, and Cham
Sha’bam.
250
Immigrants from Behbehan at
tracted by the prospect of better
treatment.
*AQsbar ..
Sar Kharreh
400
They are said to have left Shiraz,
their former home, on the death
of Karim Khan. They are des
cribed now as being Babls.
Bahrakun
’Abad lilhT, Badrani
Puz Safid, and Tu-
waisheh.
650
An Arab tribe said not to be
found outside the Hindian dis
trict.
Bakhtiari ..
Gargarl Bala
150
Sh T r ’All Section.
DailamI
Lower Gargarl
125
They trace their descent to the
Dailam' dynasty, and claim to
have been settled in Gargari
for 500 years.

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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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