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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [42r] (88/498)
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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75
Rou f e II-G.— contd.
DELAILED REPORT.
MiW
ClassiScati Tnt r. Total.
A. 1 0 0
A. 1 1 1
A. 1 2i 3|
A. 1 6J 9|
A. 1 U H
A. 1 31 141
A. 1 5 191
A. 1 3} 23
A. 1 1 24
TABRIZ —Main avenue of town. Leave
in N W. direction.
Two-arch bridge over branch of AJI
CHAI (on map TALHEH RUD) on
outskirts of town.
Old G -arch masonry bridge over AJI
CHAI, 100 yards long, 9' wide. 12' above
water After crossing bridge Route 135
to AHAR and ARDEBIL takes off to
right. There is an aerodrome in the
angle between the two roads, (i" map
shows aerodrome in square X, 71, with
AHAR road leading N E from it).
Police post by bridge, where passengers
are registered and permits checked.
ALVAR—village on left. ^On k map
there appear to be two villages of same
name, one on each side of railway).
SAVALAN—village 2 miles left, beyond
railway. Railway here runs straight over
plain, road clings to hills.
CHILAKH AN A—village £ mile right.
Tea house on road.
Level crossing ; railway now right of road
(but not according to map ) There
are many level crossings from now on,
very few of which are marked on the
map )
>UFIAN. Rly- Station and level crossing
over branch line to SHARIFKHANEH
32 miles (1 F/W. 92). There is also a
motorable road in bad state of repair.
From • SHARIFKHANEH steamers ply
fairly regularly to HAIDERABAD (see
Route XIV-A) and GURMEH
KHANEH (see Route XIV-C).
SUFIAN—village on left and sarai. Road
now leaves the URUMIEH Plain to
enter hills.
d) Camping ground —On left beyond vil
lage ; unlimited space ; M. T. can park
on site.
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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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