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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎233r] (470/982)

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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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KALEH HUSAINEH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A small deserted fort on the caravan route from Isfahan to Shushtar,
passed 18 miles from Shusttar.
(Report of a Journey through the Bakhtidrl Country to Shushtar.)
KALEH-I-AGHA (1) —Lat. Long. Elev. 6,800'.
A village in upper Linjan, on the 3rd stage from Isfahan (80 miles) by
the Bakhtiari caravan road. It is hidden away about J of a mile to the
north of the road on the banks of a deep ndld, or ravine, near the foot of
the Gardan-i-Ilukh. It is recommended as a manzil, if found convenient,
as there is excellent accommodation for man and beast. The bald Jchdneh
attached to the caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). is favoured occasionally by Europeans desir
ing a charge from Isfahan. Supplies of all kinds are obtainable, and the
water is excellent.— (Arbuthnot, 1905.)
KALEH-I-AGHA (2)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village and fori; in the pass of K ; rman, 109 miles west of Kirman. It
was once considered a s rong place, and made a stout resistance against
•(he army o! Agha Muhammad Khan when he passed it on his way to
besiege Kirman. The fort has been since repaired, and there is a tolerable
bazar in w r kich all kind of supplies requisite for a traveller are to be had.
—(Potting er.)
KALEH-I-A’LA —Lat. Long. Elev.
A small mud fort in Khuzistan, near the Ab-i-ATa branch of the
Jarrahi, the residence of the chief of the Bahmai tribe.— (Layard.)
KALEH-I-ARU— Lat. 30° 31' N. Long. 50° 52' E. Elev.
A fort in the Behbehan province of Ears, north of the Kuh-i-Behbehan
and some 18 miles up the Khairabad river from Khairabad (3) village.
’Abbas Quli Khan, who (1903) rules the village of Lishtar, resides here.
De Bode states it to be the residence of the chief of the Bu Rahmat
branch of the Kuhgalu tribe, but it is not known whether these two
correspond.'— (DeBode — Hopkins, 1903.)
KALEH-I-ASPID— Lat. Long. Elev.
A fort in Laristan in the Bakhtiari mountains, near the source of the
Ab-i-Zal river.— (Chesney.)
KALEH-I-BANDAR (1)— Lat. 31° 51' N. Long. 48° 39' E. Elev.
A village in Khuzistan, on the right bank of the Dizful river, about 25
miles above its junction with the Karun. At this point there is a large island
in the centre of the river, both branches of which are traversed by a ledge
of rocks. In the right branch there is an opening in the ledge of sufficient
size to admit of the passage of a steamer. The current here runs at the
rate of about 6 miles an hour, notwuthstanding which Lieutenant Selbv
took the Assyria through with perfect ease, and ascended the river for
some distance beyond it.
Robertson says the Diz is not navigable beyond this point.— (#e%~
Layard.) ' i

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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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