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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART II: L to Z' [‎239v] (483/988)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (490 folios). It was created in 1918. 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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859 SAI-SAI
being then at a distance of about 12 miles east of the ruins of Shirwan.
From thence it takes the name of Ab-i-Shirwan as it passes in a south-
south-east direction through the valley Kudbar, being increased almost
at the junction by the Zangawan, the Ab-i-Shirwan, and two other streams,
all of which come from the west {vide Birinjan Gorge).
The united waters of Qarasu and Ab-i-Shirwan, now called the Saidmarreh,
follow the Zagros in a south-south-east direction for about 30 miles, through
the plains of Lurt and Saidmarreh; one mile above the Gamishan bridge
the Saidmarreh is joined on the north-east side by the Kashgan, a large
stream which rises in two branches in the Kuh-i-Chihil Nabalighan, at some
distance beyond Khurramabad, and after being joined by the united streams
. of Khurramabad, Kabgan, and Tayin the main trunk runs south-west into
the plain of Jaidar through a series of deep gorges. At about_ 22 miles
south-east of the Pul-i-Gamlshan, the Saidmarreh receives the Ab-i-Garm,
a smaller stream coming from the north, through the Fam gorge; a day's
march south-east from thence is Pul-i-Tang, a very remarkable bridge
over a chasm, here 50' deep and so narrow that a Kurd actually leaped
across it in the presence of Major Rawlinson. Having overcome the obstacle
the river resumes its ordinary size ; and 8 miles lower it is joined by the
Ab-i-Zal, which enters it, after a course of about 50 miles from its source
in the fastnesses of the Kal-i-Ispid and Anarch Rud. The Saidmarreh
leaves the mountains west of Dizful, within 12 miles of that town, and is
hereafter known as the Karkheh (^. v.) . At this spot it is a rapid mount
ain stream and its entrance into the plain was formerly crossed by a
bridge, the remains of which are known as Pa-i-Pul. Immediately below
this bridge the river is fordable during the summer ; this ford is generally
used by horsemen, caravans crossing lower down. It then traverses ' Arabi-
stan and falls into the Shatt-al-'Arab above Basreh.— {Wilson, 1911.)
SAlDUN—
150 houses; the inhabitants are mostly Saiyids ; 5 Martinis. Gardens
in large numbers, abundant cultivation, water is excellent from the river.—
{Gibbon, 1908.)
SAlDUN—-
A village in the Sivand valley through which the carriage road from
Shiraz to Isfahan passes. Post horses can be obtained here.— {Howe, 1906.)
SAIFl—L at. Long. Elev.
A mud fort in the plain between Badrai and Kabir Kuh in Luristan,
belonging to the chief of the Fail! tribe.— (Layard.)
SAIHAS VALLEY—
A valley in Kirmanshah about 47 miles south by west of Kirmanshah
city. The roads thence to Baghdad via Mandali, and to Sar-i-Pul via
Kifraur pass through it. It is level in places, but in others much divided
up by low hills. The surrounding hills, as well as parts of the valley, are
well-wooded, chiefly with dwarf oak. It is well-watered and has excellent
grazing during the summer months. Its elevation is about 4,700 feet.
It forms the summer quarters of a portion of the Qasim Khanai Kalhur
Kurd's Chief, Namdar Khan. They number 300 tents; the other portion.

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The item is Volume III, Part II: L to Z of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (Provisional Edition, 1917, reprinted 1918).

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 towns, villages, districts, provinces, tribes, forts, dams, shrines, coastal features, islands, rivers, streams, lakes, mountains, passes, and camping grounds. Entries include information on history, geography, climate, population, ethnography, administration, water supply, communications, caravanserais, trade, produce, and agriculture.

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 includes an Index Map of Gazetteer and Routes in Persia (folio 491), showing the whole of Persia, with portions of adjacent countries, and indicating the extents of coverage of each volume of the Gazetteer and Routes of Persia , administrative regions and boundaries, hydrology, and major cities and towns.

The volume includes a glossary (folios 423-435); and corrections (Index to the sub-tribes referred to in the Gazetteer of Persia, Volume III, folios 436-488).

Printed by Superintendent Government Printing, India, Calcutta 1918.

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1 volume (490 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 492; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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