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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎403v] (811/982)

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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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796
BAR—SAT
SARTISHNl— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Khair sub-division of the Chehar Mahal district, south
west of Isfahan. It lies west of the Qehfarukh plain. There is a small
river here watering the Gishnagan plain above, and the village of Kharaji
below Sartishni. The confluence of the waters from Sartishni and other
parts is at Baba Haidar.— (Stack!)
SARtN SAIYID MUHAMMAD— Lat. Long. Elev.
A range of mountains in Ears, to the south of the river Kur, before it
reaches the plain of Marvdasht.— (Durand.)
SARVISTlN (District)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A district in Ears, some 10 miles south of Lake Niriz, and south of the
mountains which border the southern shore of the lake. The district
produces wheat, barley, cotton and Indian-corn, and has a great many
gardens producing excellent pomegranates. Salt is said to be produced in
parts of the district. The climate appears to be milder than that of
Shiraz. The principal village is also called Sarvistan (q.v.) The district is
sometimes called Burza.— (Ouseley — K. Abott — Petty — Preece, 1884.)
SARVISTlN (Village)—Lat. 29° 16''N. Long. 53° 14' E. Elev. 5,200.
A thriving village in Ears in the district of the same name, situated 50 miles
s'.uth-east of Shiraz on the road to Fasa, and about 33 miles from the lat-
ti r place. The village contains 300 houses and is divided into 4 mahallehs.
3 he houses are built mainly of sun-dried brick; gach is obtained from the sur
rounding hills. The inhabitants have the reputation of being a wild, tur
bulent lot, but appear to be civil. The villagers own 2,500 donkeys,
52 oxen for ploughing, but no mules or camels. There are some 150 gardens
belonging to the village, containing chiefly pomegranate and walnut trees ;
there are also a few date-palms which do not bear fruit. About 1,500
mans of wheat and barley are sown annually, and the village pays mdlidt
of 1,500 tumdns yearly. The water supply is good.— (Ouseley — K. Abott—
Petty — Preece, 1884.)
SARZEH— Lat. 27° 33' N. Long. 56° 12' E. Elev. 1,090'.
A village in the Shamil district, 39 miles north of the town of that name
on the road to Yazd. It is situated on a stream of the same name, of which
the water is too salt to be drinkable, and consists of about 30
huts and some 2,000 date-palms. Water is obtained from wells.— (Galindo t
1888 —Napier, 1899.)
8ATABAD(1)— Lat. 29°18'N. Long. 54° 30'E. Elev.
A small village of Ears in the Hasanabad valley, some 10 miles north-east
of Niriz.— (Dobbs.)
SATABAD— (2) Lat. 30° 16'N. Long. 56° 54'E. Elev.
A village in Kirman, 9 miles west of the city of that name, on the road
to Yazd. In the vicinity of this village Newcomen noticed that the sandy
soil of the Kirman valley changed to the stone-strewn clay, which is char
acteristic of the Rafsinjan valley. The water is fair, but supplies are only
i procurable in small quantities.— (Newcomen, 1905.)

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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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