Skip to item: of 982
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎473v] (951/982)

This item is part of

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

956
ZAG—ZAI
:1« : 4
and then merely for a few days at a time. Even then mules and passengers
it is said, can pass along it. 6 ’
The country between Khurramabad and Zagheh is treeless ; it produces
no firewood. Water of excellent quality is obtained from streams only
which are numerous. There is little cultivation, but the grazing is generally
excellent.
Temperature in April 70°.
{Bell, 1884—Schindler—Report of a Journey throuqh theBakhtidrx Country
to Shushtar.) J
ZAGROS—
A general name for certain ranges of mountains between Turkey and
Persia, on the Luristan frontier The part with which this volume is
concerned is dealt with in the article Luristan.
ZAHAIRIEH ( 1 )—
A division of the ’Anafijeh tribe {q.v.).
ZAHAIRlEH ( 2 )—
A sub-division of the BanI Saleh tribe {q.v.).
ZAHIDAN— Lat. Long. Elev.
A halting-place on a plain in Ears, 19 miles east of Fasa, on the road to
Darab.— {Ouseley.)
ZAIDABAD— Lat. 29° 40' N. Long. 53° 38' E. Elev.
A viHage inKirman 16 miles north-north-west of Saidabad, on the
road to Bahramabad. It contains 2,000 inhabitants. There is a vood
caravawemx ; supplies are obtainable and water plentiful.—(iWomen,
ZAIDAN— Lat. Long. Elev.
A sub-division of the Zir-i-Kuh section of the Kuhgalu tribe, living near
Behbehan m F&ts.—{B arring.) < & > g tar
ZAIDAN (Plain)—
r«™F la f4 “ mil Zaid f n J distri ? t of Behbehan Province. It is enclosed by a
range of low hills, and admirably watered by the river Hindian, from which
numerous canals and water-courses are also derived. The land devoted
principally to rice-grounds, yields abundant crops of a superior quality.
f f 18 P r > nci P al viIla g e > a *d is also the administrative centre
nd chief place of the district, vide also this Gazetteer—Cham Zaidan.
^aidan is bounded to the south by another range of sandstone hills, the
lift Ip V 1 ° are e ^ ceec ii n giy steep ; to the east, however, they are very
little above the level of the plain of Zaidan. Zaidan is bounded to the north
by another range equally precipitous ; to the west, however, they unite
almost insensibly with the plain of Behbehan. These are the ZaidL hills.
Iheir sides are furrowed by a thousand torrents, and the roads across them
, are on the west side very difficult.

About this item

Content

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.

Extent and format
1 volume (487 folios)
Physical characteristics

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.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [‎473v] (951/982), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/2/2, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100034842508.0x000098> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034842508.0x000098">'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III.' [&lrm;473v] (951/982)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100034842508.0x000098">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025472705.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_2_2_0953.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100025472705.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image