![‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [‎55r] (114/498)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x000133/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_13_0114.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [‎55r] (114/498)")
‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [55r] (114/498)
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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
101
MIANDOAB Railway Station (Square T 21) and from there
follows the line on the EAST side to ANDIMISHK.
The above routes, with the exception of (4) and (5) of
which no turther particulars are available, are described in detail
below.
Note —Heavy lorries were operating between AHWAZ and the north
in January 1942.
DETAILED REPORT.
SECTION IV-A (1)
AHWAZ (left bank) to DIZFUL via HADDAM-DAR-I-
KHAZINEH-SHUSTAR.
Distance.—T15 miles.
Reference Maps Sheets .— 10-A, 9-D.
Classification —B. 1 to DAR-I-KHAZINEH in dry weather ; B. 2
to SHUSTAR; B. 1 again to DIZFUL.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B.
1
60|
60|
B.
2
l
61
B.
1
5*
66|
B.
2
U
67f
B. 2 10i 78
DAR-I-KHAZINEH. The route followed
is the same as Route III-B, q. v.
Ferry. For details see General Report (1)
(a) On leaving DAR-I KHAZINEH road
follows A. I. O C. railway. Lightly metal
led surface to mile 66£.
Oiled surface all-weather road begins.
Road Junction 7817 (known to A. I. O. C. as
Mile 5). Turn sharp left for SHUSTAR.
Road runs through broken hilly country
for 11 miles; very rough gurface. Maximum
speed 8-10 m.i.h.
SHUSTAR. Narrow winding road through
town. One way traffic only. Traffic
policing essential as block might cause
many hours delay Town lies on both
sides of AB-I-GARGAR river, bridged
in middle of town by old masonry railway
bridge of great strength. Op the west
road leads to steeply humped narrow
masonry bridge with cobbled roadway.
Track over dry shingled bed of AB-I-
SHATAIT about 400 yards to ferry.
(i) Camping ground—VJest of town on river
bank sufficient for two brigades—sandy
soil—entrances and exits require making
—(100 men 3 hours)- M. T. can park in
open space south of town—cover from
air* nil.
f
About this item
- Content
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.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [55r] (114/498), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/13, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040741222.0x000073> [accessed 4 June 2026]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040741222.0x000073
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040741222.0x000073">‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [‎55r] (114/498)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040741222.0x000073"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x000133/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_13_0114.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x000133/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/MIL/17/15/13
- Title
- ‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’
- Pages
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence