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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [41v] (87/498)
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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ROUTE II—SECTION G.
TABRIZ to JULFA.
Distance—89 miles.
Number of stages. —5.
Reference i" sheets. —1-J, 1-F.
GENERAL REPORT.
1. Classification. —A. 1.
2. Surface and Grading .—Road originally constructed by
Russian engineers; gravel surface, untarred. On the whole a good
road; but in the plain, where it has been raised, liable to be
washed away by cloud bursts, e g., (Aug. 1939).
3. Alignment and Character of Adjacent Country. —For the
first 25 miles the road crosses the URMIEH Plain, with the
Trans-Caucasian railway running approximately parallel to the
left. It then enters hillv country comes into the open again for a
short space at MARAND, re-enters the hills, and finally drops
to the ARAS River and JULFA. In the hillv portions the road
is constantly crossing and re-crossing the railway, and there are
many more crossings than are shown on the map.
4. Clmatic Effects .—Mild in summer, intensely cold in
winter. In severe winters the road is blocked by snow once or
twice for a few days at a time The DARREH DIZ defile is
specially liable to spate, but concrete revetments are reducing
this danger.
5. Exceptional Features. —The DARREH DIZ Defile
(Map. 1 F/X 09; is of considerable tactical importance.
6. Repair facilities. —Road metal available throughout;
labour fairly plentiful.
7. Supply facilities. —
(i) Camping grounds. —Suitable sites are plentiful.
(ii) Water. —Plentiful throughout.
(iii) Fuel, Fodder, Supplies —Abundant as far as
MARAND; scarce thereafter.
(iv) P. O. L. —Russian obtainable at MARAND and
JULFA. If stocks fail A I.O.C. can supply by
rail from TABRIZ in 8—12 hours.
(v) Repairs.—A few blacksmiths at MARAND and
JULFA.
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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