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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [27r] (58/498)
The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 1942. 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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45
(rt)
Route I—Section E—contd.
Miles.
Classification.
, Inter
Total.
B.
1
2*5
22'5
Road enters valley. Shortly afterwards
pass village on left, with temple oil high
hill behind village.
B.
1
3*0
25'5
Road begins to wind and undulate through
series of high bfoken ridges, preventing
track movement.
B.
1
11
26'6
ZAMANABAD Village. Cross wet nul
lah by stone embankment 75 yds. long,
with single span 10-yds. long asphalt
faced bridge at either end. Stream
would be difficult to ford.
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1.
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
2*4 29*0
1*0 300
2*0 32*0
3*0 35*0
4-0 390
22 41*2
I'l 42'3
4'5 46'8
2*2 490
4’0 53‘0
This area, with pass 4 miles to south offers
possibilities for defence of HAMADAN
from south.
Road surface very rough : hills handy for
quarrying.
Cross over GARDANEH ZAQA Pass.
No apparent climb from north, but
quite a steep descent on southern slopes.
Of two alternative roads shown on map
(J 49), easterly one is followed by M. T.
Road leaves hills and enters valley. For 2
miles on ridges closed in on left, but
more open right.
Track on left, and again at mile 372.
JOKAR Villaffe. Route 8 from KANGA-
VAR (55 miles) joins on right on en
tering village. Road surface now shows
improvement.
MUBARAKBAD—Village on right. Road
starts climbing over spur of high ground.
PIRMASHAN—Village right of road.
KARKUN Village, extending both sides of
road.
MAHRABAD Village. Here the road
winds away from left hand and enters
open valley.
Outskirts of MALAYIR. Road increases
to double width. Large barracks right of
road ; permanent military garrison es
timated 500. Road continues to central
roundabout,
*
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The volume details motor transport (‘M.T.’) routes in Persia [Iran]. The volume, which is numbered I, covers the main routes in Persia, and was produced by the General Staff, India. It was printed by M Abdul Hameed Khan, Manager of the Feroz Printing Works, Lahore, in 1942. An introduction (folio 3) states that the volume has been updated on the basis of reports received in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia in August 1941.
The volume comprises details of sixty-five routes, listed on the contents page, between various towns and cities in Persia. Details given for each route include:
- an overview (distance, number of stages, references to maps);
- a general report (classification of route, surface and grading, character of adjacent country, climatic effects, exceptional features, repair and supply facilities, water, fuel, fodder and grazing supplies);
- a detailed report (villages and other landmarks encountered, road classifications, distances).
A handwritten annotation on folio 5 (author unknown) states that ‘distances are somewhat overestimated throughout this report.’ The volume includes a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 246).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (245 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents list (f 4) and index (ff 240-245) reference the volume’s original pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 247; 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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- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:245r, 247v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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