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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [62r] (128/498)
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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115
Route IV—Section B— contd.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
B. 1
On each bank two minarets are visible on
road side marking ancient Arab-Persian
boundary.
1 47 Single arch stone bridge 20' long 15' above
water—approaches difficult—no alter
native crossing places. Road enters
gypsum hills.
2 49 Single arch brick bridge 20' long 20' above
water. Road on cliff face 300' above
river—long descent of | mile to river
level. (R. KARKEH).
If 50f Road crosses side nullah by ford—liable to
spate 10 x broad 2' deep—steep ascent
along cliff face 300' above river.
^ 51f Ford over side stream liable to spate—big
boulders render this crossing difficult in
big flood : Stream is 10 x broad and 2'
deep,
^ 51f Tortuous ascent up cliff face for f mile.
PUL-I-TANG Amnieh Post.
3f 55 Road traverses a stony plateau which is
bounded to the east by a well defined
red escarpment of the KIYALAN KUH
2,000' high.
3 58 Road drops to river level and is liable to
flood after exceptional rain.
Map 2-P.
8 66 CHAM-I-GURDAB—gendarmerie post
(20 men) and tea house and a few
hovels.
Note. —By making a detour, access to the river
SAIDMARREH (KARKHEH) can be gained
at several points between PUL-I-ZAL and
CHaM-I-GURDAB, and if this stage is con
sidered too long camping sites could be found
at a less distance. CHAM-I-GURDAB is
selected as being the only inhabited spot in this
stretch of road but it has no supply facilities.
(i) Camping ground .—On the left of the
road opposite post—stony soil—en
trances and exits easy—cover from air,
nil—parking places on road side for
4 mile in either direction.
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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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