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'Report on Kurdistan' [‎64v] (133/220)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (106 folios). It was created in 1911. 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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CHE—CHU
116
CHENAREH (Merivan)—
A village of the district of Merivan. It is 1| farsakhs from Merivan on the
road thence to Sarah It is 1 farsakh distant from Barderesheh.— (Customs.)
CHENU (Hubitu)—
A village of the district of Hubitu.— (Government list.)
CHERAGHABAD (Eilak)—
. A village of the district of Eilak.
CHIRAGHVAIS (Sakiz)—
A village of the district of Sakiz. It is on the right of the road between the
villages of Miradeh and Balajar on the Baneh-Sakiz road.— (Customs.)
CHERENU (Saral)—
A village of the district of Saral.— (Government list.)
CHERKHABIAN (Eilak)—
A village of the district of Eilak.
CHERNDU (Hubitu)—
A village of the district of Hubitu. —(Government list.)
CHERNU—
A halting-place in Kurdistan between Senna and Kirmanshah, about
20 miles from the former place.— (Gerard.)
CHIFTAN (Turkey)—
A place in Kurdistan, the second stage on the road from Gulambar, at the
foot of the Avroman mountains, to Sulaimanieh. It is eight hours’ journey
from Gulambar.— (Rich, from native information.)
CHINGINIA— Elev. 3,550/
A village in Kurdistan, 10 miles from Mama Kulan on the road to Sulai
manieh, situated on the edge of a deep ravine.— (Gerard.)
CHOKHARASHI (Tribe)—
A branch of the Kalbaghi tribes. See tribes of Kurdistan.
CHULBULAGH—
A village to the left of the Senna-Sakiz road at 15£ fursakhs from Senna.
— (Customs.)
CHURCHUREH (Hubitu)—
A village of the district of Hubitvi.—(Government list.)

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Confidential report compiled by Hyacinth Louis Rabino. The report was printed in Simla at the Government Monotype Press, 1911.

The report is divided into three parts (I-III), as follows:

Part I: Geographical and Commercial Notes (folios 6-39) with sections on the province of Kurdistan (including information on cultivation, population, revenue, roads, imports/exports, and the capital, Senna), its tribes (including statistics on population, land, and residences), rivers, and mountains, and appendices comprised of government lists of villages.

Part II: History (folios 40-54) with a chart showing the Valis and Provincial Governors of Kurdistan for the years 1169-1905 (folio 41).

Part III: Gazetteer of Kurdistan (folios 55-104) arranged alphabetically.

At the back of the volume is a glossary (folios 105-06) including notes on the weights used in Kurdistan.

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1 volume (106 folios)
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There is a contents page at the front of the volume (f 5) which refers to the volume's original pagination.

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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 108; 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.

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