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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎202v] (409/1278)

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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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BUS—BtjfS
Sea-going craft of 150 tons can come up the Khur Sultani, and get alongside
th 2 Mar.—A good firm sandy beach, no sudden shelving, suitable for
landing horses. In 1911 the Central India Horse landed their horses here
by heeling the boats over, and making the horses jump. It is always shel
tered and is near a site for a temporary camp.
3. British Town Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. . -There is a stretch of sandy beach here.
4. Russian Consuhte.-Ooee to the town, conspicuous ; not possible m
rough weather ; and, except at very high tides, is too shallow for the bigg
'“TfiTsMr {Daslak).-There is a sheltered creek, below the Cable House
where there is a natural landing place for infantry. On account of a bar
across the creek, however, boats of large draught cannot enter, ft mi ^
be possible to blow a gap in this bar. If a southerly wind be blowing a
landing cannot be effected here. There is “good covering Po sl * ™
79th Carnatics landed here in 1911, and the 39th Central In
in April 1913, embarked their horses here.
6 HaUkh.-ln fine weather this is a fair landing place; but with a
southerly wind landing would be impossible. The British army land
here in 1866, as opposition was anticipated; but under other condit
it has no advantages to compensate for its distance from ® us b™ n ® ou
of Halileh for about a mile there are too many coral rocks cr < PP S P
at low tide to allow of landing; but north of Halileh fishing boats
come close to the shore and landing is possible.
Boats. —There are two launches at Bushire : the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. launch an
the Customs launch. Lighters of various kinds are numerous, and the
... . . . • a ’ 1 ftl 1 •
Number
Type
Length
Tonnage.
Capacity.
60
Mdshuvehs or bcdams
(harbour craft).
30'-50'
10—15
25 men or 8 horses
50
Sambuqs, bums or large
mdshuvehs (trading to
Gulf ports).
50'-60'
30—40
40 men or 12 horses.
25
Baghlehs. (Sea-going
vessels).
j 60'-70'
50—150
60 men or 20 horses.
There are also 350 small fishing boats of a few tons only. In 1911
Gray, Paul and Company provided 6 medium-sized lighters for
ing of the Central India Horse. All lighters would require adaptation f
use in lightering animals and Bushire can neither provide carpenters,
th W“eal^ n o ki pa g rt icular facilities for the construction of temporary
landing stages ; and, except for a very small amount of timber,
would be the only material available.

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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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1 volume (635 folios)
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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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