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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME I' [‎350v] (721/820)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (396 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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674
SHA—SHI
The country between Incha and Shaugha Shahabad is undulating ground
with valleys between the ridges. On the road there is plenty of grass
and fuel, but no running water. The Khan said plenty of water could be
found by digging ; soil seemed excellent, and the whole country could be
cultivated. The whole presented the general appearance of an immense
undulating plain, bounded on the south by Yakeh Taqlan range, the western
portion of which is called Kara Shikan, and a prominent peak, Chunda
’Abb^s. This range is well clothed with forest, and said to swarm with
game. Its grassy meadow seemed very inviting, and, according to the
Khan, is a grand place for summer quarters.
To the north are the Guli Dagh and Taghan Kuh ranges, which seem con
tinuations of one another, and beyond them is the Atrak. The latter is
bare and precipitous on its southern side, while the former has numerous
open, grassy slopes and downs, surrounded by dense oak forests. It is
surprising to see oak forests making their appearance so suddenly. The
Khan says that the Guli Dagh abounds in maral (red deer) and roe deer,
and is enchanting in spring and summer. On its northern slopes are
many open park-like spaces in the midst of the forests. From camp it
presented the appearance of bdra singh ground in Kashmir.
The Yakeh Taqlan is well sprinkled with juniper. At its western
extremity is a remarkable conical hill, from which westwards are oak forests,
which then commence suddenly on the ranges north and south of the
valley.
The place is known as Shaugha Shahabad from the ruins of two villages
in the vicinity.
Shaugha has several old qandts, and was formerly inhabited by Garili
Turks, but it has been lying waste since the death of Nadir. The land
requires irrigation on account of the heat in summer, which dries up the
soil.— (Mac Lean.)
SHAZtLEH—
A village in the Khusf sub-division of the Kaln district of Khorasan.—
(Belle to.)
SHIBl—
A village in the Kain sub-division of the Kain district of Khorasan.—
(Belle w.)
SHIKAR chashmeh-
A spring of water, with no inhabitants, 30 miles north-east of Chahrakhts
in Khorasan, on the road to Ghurian.— (Stewart.)
SHIKARLl or SHUQARLl—
A hamlet in Khorasan, 17£ miles from old Kuchan, on the road to
’Unnab in the Atak.— (Napier.)
SHIKAVANLU—

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The item is Volume I of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition).

The volume covers the provinces of Astarabad, Shahrud-Bustam, and Khorasan, or such part of them as lies within the following boundaries: on the north the Russo-Persian boundary; on the east the Perso-Afghan boundary; on the south and south-west, a line drawn from the Afghan boundary west through Gazik to Birjand, and the road from Birjand to Kirman, and from Kirman to Yazd; and on the west the road from Yazd to Damghan and thence to Ashraf.

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, 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 (from a later edition of the Gazetteer of Persia ), dated January 1917, on folio 397.

The volume also contains a glossary (folios 393-394); and note on weights and measures (folios 394v-395).

Prepared by the General Staff Headquarters, India.

Printed at the Government Monotype Press, India.

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1 volume (396 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 398; 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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