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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [363v] (731/982)
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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coast, and forms a useful landmark to ships in the Gulf. The range is crossed
between LaU'lan and Khamir by the Tai^i-i-Khur, also known as the Tang
{ Constable-—Stifje —Persian Gulf Pilot — Butcher, 1886.)
PALIlVI Lat. 31° 8' N. Long. 49° 45' E. Elev.
A village in the Ramuz district, 6 or 7 miles south-east of Ramuz tomato
the east of the Ramuz river. It contains 75 houses chiefly of Bagda i uh-
ealu Lurs) but partly also of Talawari Bakhtiari and a few Ahl-i-Ramuz.
They have 25 rifles. Ju,st east of Palim is a dry, shingly ravine running
down to the Marun river, which is 6 miles to the southward. Palim is owned
by Arsalan Khan, Hasan Khan and the heirs of the late
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
Mufagham
(or Sipahdar). — (
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer, 1908.)
PAMBAKAL— Lat. Long. Elev. 11,400'.
A mountain and elevated pass in the Bakhtiari country, immediately west
of the Kuh-i-Rang. The latter is the most northerly of the several passes
connecting the valley of the Karun on tlm east with that of the Bazuft on
the west.—{Sawyer, 1890—Arbuthnot, 1905.)
PAMUR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A place in Ears, inhabited by the Basari tribe of llldts.—{Ross.)
PANG AN—Lat. Long. $lev.
A village in Ears on the, road from Bavanat to Shiraz, 11 miles west
south-west of the former.— {Blackman.)
PANGARU— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village of 40 houses, some 120 miles north-west of Lingeh. Good water
from a well. Cultivation: wheat and barley. Live-stock: 5 donkeys,
40 cattle, 100 sheep and goats.— {Sher Jang, 1902.)
PANIRAN— Lat. Long. Elev.
A pass in the road from Arsinjan to Bavanat, kfarsakhs distant from the
former and 35 miles south-west of Bavanat in a direct line. The approach
from the south is fairly steep, winding and narrow ; the road has one ob
stacle on it, after passing which it is much easier and more open : the des
cent is slightly down hill across a small valley, at the end of which it enters
the defile of a winter torrent-bed with sloping, rocky sides of a length of 1^
miles; out of this it enters the valley of the same name. This valley, which
is 2| miles wide, is occupied during summer by semi-nomad Mishmash who
cultivate a narrow strip down the centre ; a walled village (3 or 4 miles off
the road) also belongs to them, but it is deserted in winter : they migrate
to the hills round Arsinjan during winter, owing to the severity of the cli
mate.— {Blackman.)
PANJ, KUH-I—
A prominent hill in Kirman, to the north of the Kirman-Shiraz road
and about 70 miles west-south-west of the town of Kirman.
It has a straight crest with five peaks in a row, which, in the distance,
give it the appearance of a coronet.—(Ho6&s, 1902.)
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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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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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