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'Report on Kurdistan' [‎80r] (164/220)

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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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KAP—EAR
147 -
KAPURA— Elev. 6,125'.
A small village of thirty houses in northern Kurdistan between Mirdeh and
Baneh Lies on the chief branch of a stream 1 mile north-west of main
track.— (Rich ; Gerard.)
Probably the same as Gaffurdarreh or Gapurdarreh.
KARA BAKKRA or BUKHRA—
A village in Persian Kurdistan, on the road from Senna to Banna. It is
near the summit of a mountain range, called here Chihilchameh, on a stream
which drains to the Kizil-Uzun river. It is a filthy place, though some poplar
and fruit trees make it look pleasant. On the opposite side of the glen are the
remains of a fort of the Bulbassis. One of the passes through the Zagros range
from Sulaimanieh to Senna over the Kali Balin hill is close to this village.—
(Rich.) 6
KARABULAK (Baneh)—
A village of the district of Baneh. It is 1 farsaJch to the left of the road
from Baneh to Taj van, at f farsaJch from Baneh.— (Customs.)
KARABULAK (Saral)—
A village of the district of Saral.— (Government list.)
KARACHAN (Sakiz)— T
A village of the district of Sakiz. It is 1 farsaJch from Gorrehdarreh on
the road thence to Chiragh-Vais.— (Customs.)
KARACHU—
A small stream in northern Kurdistan flowing north-west to join the river
Jagatu.—(7. D., If. 0.)
KARADARREH—
A village _ of the district of Hubitu. It is £ farsaJch from Kasnazan and
1 from Heijanam.— (Customs.)
KARAFTU—
A district of Kurdistan.
KARAFUAN— (Hubitu) —
A village of the district of Hubitu.— (Government list.)
KARAGEUL (Hubitu) —
A village of the district of Hubitu. It is 1 farsaJch from Zarineh-Vermeziar
and | farsaJch from Abbarik.
Perhaps same as Karagul.
KARAGUL (1) (Kalatarzan)—
A village of the district of Kalatarzan.— (Government list.)
KARAGUL (2) (Kalatarzan)—
A village of the district of Kalatarzan— (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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