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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [292r] (588/1278)
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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On the mound is a camp consisting of about 80 huts inhabited by Kurds.
There is a good deal of black soil here and a few bushes also appear.—
(Sartorius — Burton, 1897.)
450 people belonging to the Kaid Khani, a dependent of the Vail of Pusht-
i-Kuh. Supplies in small quantities. Fuel scarce. Water from wells
in small quantities. Crude oil is said to be found in the foot-hills 3 miles
east.— (Ranking, 1909.)
DEH MULLA— Lat. 30° 30' N. ; Long. 49° 42' E. ; Elev.
A village in the Hindian district of southern ’Arabistan and the most
important place in the district after Hindian town. It stands on the
right bank of the Hindian river, about 17 miles north of Hindian town.
The inhabitants are half Ka : b Arabs and half Qanawats from Behbehan
and number about 700 souls. Deh Mulla is the centre of a wool-raising
tract which is said to yield 100,000 shearings per annum, worth a krdn
each ; a royalty is collected by an agent whom the Shaikh of Muham-
mareh maintains here. There are some old guns at Deh Mulla and some
ruins on the opposite bank of the river, | mile farther up, which are
perhaps remains ot Portuguese occupation.— -{
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Gazetteer, 1908.)
DEH MtjRD— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears on a desert plain at the foot of the Raushan Kuh, on
the north-east side of Lake Niriz. It is a perfect waste, except for a few
cornfields, irrigated by the stream that waters the village.— (Wells.)
DEH MURGU— Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Kirman, 13 miles south-east of Zarand, consisting of 10
houses.— (Wyatt, 1899.)
DEH MURT— (Muet-Myrtle, which grows in abundance here.)
DEH NAU (1) Lat. 30° 50' N.; Long. 56° 6' E.; Elev.
A village in Kirman, about 25 miles west of Zarand, on the road to Yazd
and lying close to Sang. It contains some 30 houses, 40 fighting men, 30
jezails, 10 date-trees, 200 cattle, 300 sheep and goats.— (Sykes, 1894—Sher
Khan, 1902.)
DELI NAU (2)— Lat. 29° 36' N. ; Long. 52° 23' E. .; Elev.
A village in Pars amongst trees and gardens, about 13A miles from Shiraz
towards Bushire.— (Taylor.)
DEH NAU (3) (Kirman)— Lat. 30° 26' N. ; Long. 56° 48' E.; Elev.
A little, uninhabited village, about 17 miles from Kirman, on the road
to Yazd via Bafq.— (Abbott.)
DEH NAU BALA— Lat. 29° 26' N. ; Long. 55° 36' E. ; Elev.
A village in Kirman, 4 miles from Saidabad on the borders of the Kafah
salt desert.— (Abbott.)
DEH NAU PAIN— Lat. 29° 29' N.; Long. 55° 32' E. ; Elev.
A small village in Kirman, 8 miles west of Saidabad, about 120 miles
south-west of Kirman, and on the borders of the Kafah salt desert.—
(Abbot.)
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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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