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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [83r] (170/1278)
The record is made up of 1 volume (635 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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ARP—ARZ 77
ARPANAH—
Four days journey from Shuster, coal.—(If. A. Allahverdiantz).
September 26, 1890 to March 20, 1891.
ARRAJAN— Lat. 30° 23' 36" N.; Long. 50' 40° 28" E.; Elev.
An ancient town of Khuzistan, on both sides of the Kurdistan river, about
1 mile north-west of Behbehan, and 135 miles north west of Shiraz. The
ruins, which consist of the remains of stone and brick buildings, are scattered
along the lofty banks of the river, mostly on the left shore, but also on the
declivities of the bank, and partly along a narrow strip of land which
separates the bed of the stream from its south embankment. The houses
appear to have been but of one storey with vaulted roofs. Both sides of
the town were united by two bridges of magnificent dimensions, as their
remains and eulogiums of ancient Arab travellers would indicate.—(7m-
perial Gazetteer.)
ARSIAB— Lat. 29° 47' N. ; Long. 52° 28' E. 1 ; Elev.
A village in Fars, 14 miles north-north-west of Shiraz on the road thence
to Behbehan. The village is small and walled.— {Hopkins, 1903.)
ARSINJAN— Lat. 29° 55' N. ; Long. 53° 18' E. ; Elev.
A town in Fars, situated in the district of the same name, some 58 miles
north-east of Shiraz. The town is situated in a valley encircled by hills.
On the north-west most extensive fruit gardens stretch away from the upper
part of the town, and the bills also are cultivated to the highest degree
and abundantly stored with running water. There are many water-mills,
no less than 10 or 12 being turned by one stream in a course of halt a mile.
The houses are of the usual type and built of mud. There are three public
baths, and a good large bazar. The population numbers about 4,000 inhabi
tants and the kaldntdr of the district resides here. The town furnishes
excellent supplies except at such times as the district and tetvn are devas
tated by locusts. The town owns 50 horses, 1,000 cows and 5,000 sheep.
The cultivation includes cotton, opium, wheat, rice and barley.
The defile of Arsinjan, on the road just east of the town, is 3 miles in
length, and m places does not exceed 50 yards in width. The mountains on
either side ascend perpendicularly to a great altitude. Were the natural
strength of the pass to be aided by artificial improvements, it might be held
by a very small division against a large army.— {Pottinger — Stotherd, 1893.)
’ARtFS (Tribe), vide ’IKRISH.
’ARUSIEH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village on the west coast of ’Abbadan island. It contains 12 mud and
date-stick huts, and is inhabited by Bagblanieb (Muhaisin).— {
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer, 1908.)
ARZANEH— Lat. Long. Elev.
A pass crossed by the road from BuldajI to Riz, via Faradumbeh, 12 miles
west of Burujan. The approach from south is steep but fit for laden mules
and can be ridden over ; a small spring and watering trough are 1 mile below,
to the south side where the ascent commences. Sheep and goats are pastured
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The item is Volume III, Part I: A to K of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (Provisional Edition, 1917, reprinted 1924).
The volume comprises that portion of south-western Persia, which is bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north and east by a line drawn through the towns of Khaniqin [Khanikin], Isfahan, Yazd, Kirman, and Bandar Abbas; and on the south by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The gazetteer includes entries on towns, villages, districts, provinces, tribes, forts, dams, shrines, coastal features, islands, rivers, streams, lakes, mountains, passes, and camping grounds. Entries include information on history, geography, climate, population, ethnography, administration, water supply, communications, caravanserais, trade, produce, and agriculture.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
The volume includes an Index Map of Gazetteer and Routes in Persia (folio 636), showing the whole of Persia with portions of adjacent countries, and indicating the extents of coverage of each volume of the Gazetteer and Routes of Persia , administrative regions and boundaries, hydrology, and major cities and towns.
Printed at the Government of India Press, Simla, 1924.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 637; 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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