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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [329r] (662/982)
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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MAIYlH (1)—
A division of the Hamaid tribe {q.v.).
MAIYlH (2) -
A sub-division of the Bani Turuf {q.v.).
MAJNAVEH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, in the buluk of Kam Kruz {q.v.). —{Durand.)
MAJNtlN or MAINUN— Lat. 29° 17' N. ; Long. 50° 52' E.; Elev.
A village in the Bud Hilleh district of Ears, on the right bank of the
Bud Hilleh stream, 1 mile west of Kaleh Sirhan. It contains 70 houses
[ inhabited by Bani Hajir and Bani Tamlm Arabs, who cultivate wheat and
i barley, and own 30 horses, 20 mules, 150 donkeys and 400 sheep.— {Persian
Gulf Gazetteer, 1908.)
makAsibeh—
A section of the Ka’b tribe {q.v.).
MAKHADl— Lat. Long. Elev. 7,600'.
A small village in Luristan belonging to the Zalaki tribe of Bakhtiari,
8 miles from Kaleh Huma, on the way to the Dizful. It is situated near
a spring, possesses an ancient imdmzddeh, and is surrounded by corn-fields.
— {Sawyer, 1890.)
MAKHMAL HILL— Lat. Long. Elev.
A rugged and rocky ridge pierced by the Bobat pass, 8 miles north-west
of Khurramabad. The range takes its name from the colour of its rocks,
which are of an almost black colour and velvety appearance from adhering
lichens and moss.— {B.)
MAKHSAB— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village on the road from Bushire to Ahwaz along the coast, 51 miles
short of the latter. A large Arab village ; people friendly.— {Bailward, 1905.)
MAKlABAD— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village close to Saidabad, Kirman.— {Abbott.)
MAK-I-KUTAL —Lat. Long. Elev.
A pass in Ears, lying between the villages of Zanjiran and Kuva, on the
road from Firuzabad to Shiraz. It is not at all difficult.— {Ballard.)
M AKIY A WAND—
A tribe of the Janiki Garmsir Bakhtiari. It can turn out 500 or 600
good horsemen. They inhabit the country near Tuleh and Gulgir in
Khuzistan.— (Layard.)
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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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