'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [396v] (797/1278)
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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HAIAT DiCD and RlG (District)—
The most northern district, if we except the town of Bandar Dilam,
belonging to the province of the Gulf Ports on the coast of Pars. Its capital
is Bandar Rig, and the district is situated on the coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
between the Liravl district on the north and the Rudhilleh district on the
south.
Limits .—The Haiat Daud district is bounded on the west by the sea-
The eastern boundary in the northern part meets the Kash KulT branch of
the Qashqai, some 15 miles north of a range of hills, called Kuh-i-Haiat
Daud, about 15 miles inland ; and in the southern part the boundary is
a salt stream called Rudkhaneh-i-Shur, which comes down from a hill called
Bikarzwa-Mishan dividing it from the Shabankareh district. The most
northern village is Bahmiari and on the south the district extends almost to
the Rudhilleh°stream ; its maximum length consequently is 40 miles ; but
its extent upon the coast is less, as in the north it is overlapped upon the
sea by the Liravi district which contains Kuh-i-Bang. The island of
Kharak belongs to the Haiat Daud district.
Physical Geography—The whole district appears to be a plain ; it has
good soil in certain localities and is intersected by water-courses, some of
considerable size, which traverse it from the hills to the sea. Close to Ban
dar Rig there is an outcrop of light grey sandstone. The chief features of
the coast are a creek, called Khur Qusair, frequented by large boats, mid
way between Bandar Rig and the Rudhilleh stream ; and Khur Khalil, a
tidal inlet, 1 mile south of Ganaveh, which is used by the boat owners of
that place.
Population.—k list of the villages of Haiat Daud is subjoined under
the heading of topography. The people are mostly Lurs whose ancestors
immigrated from the Behbehan province, partially submerging an ancient
Persian population whom local tradition represents as having continued to
be Gabars or fire-worshippers till about five centuries ago. In some
places there is an infusion of Arabic blood and the village of Gumarun is a
settlement of Saiyids. The total number of the inhabitants appears to be
about 12,000 souls. The Persian language with Lurish modifications is '
practically universal, so also is the Shi’ah form of the Muhammadan reli
gion. Inland the people are cultivators, and upon the coast cultivators,
sea-farers and fishermen. Outside of Bandar Rig huts are the only kind
of dwellings. The generality of the inhabitants are peaceable and partially
civilised, but they are well armed with Martinis and possess, it is said, on
the average about one rifle to every house. From January to April the
population is swollen by Dareh Shuri and Kashkuli Iliats, who camp in
the vicinity of Bandar Rig and make their purchases for the year in the
town. , • • ,
Agriculture and Livestock.—Wheat and barley are the agricultural staples
but dates also are cultivated. The
banyan
Merchant of Indian extraction.
, fig and castor-oil plant flourish.
There appear to be few cattle, but sheep are numerous and are estimated to
amount to 10,000 in the whole district. Water is all from wells.
Trade .—The subject of trade is disposed of in the article of Bandar Rig,
through which all the external trade of the district passes. The internal
trade is of no account.
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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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