Skip to item: of 1,278
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎598v] (1201/1278)

This item is part of

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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

592
KUH—KUH
KUH-I-AHARAN— Lat. Long. / Elev.
A high mountain range in the Pusht-i-Kuh district of Luristan, parallel
to, and south-west of, the Kabir Kuh. It is a continuation to the south
east of the Rabaka range. It lies south-west of the Deh Bala-Dizful road
between the stages of Larinabad and Tumtama. The Kuh-i-Kafiagah
forms the extremity of a long spur from this range.— (Maunsell, 1888 —
Barton, 1897.)
KUH-I-AHMAD RUZl— Lat. Long. Elev.
A mountain west of Asgharan, about 53 miles from Isfahan on the road t°
Burujird. At its foot is the grave of the Imamdeh Ahmad Ruza*
Armenians assert that it is the grave of one of their priests, who died 200
years ago.— {Schindler.)
KUH-I-’AJ— Lat. Long. Elev.
A mountain a few miles north-east of Mara on the eastern borders of Ears.
It is evidently an extinct volcano, whose crater, having ultimately filled
with water which has been too heavy for it, has burst, breaking down a side
of the mountain. There is another mountain of the same name, and similar
formation about 6 miles north-east of this one.— {Vaughan, 1887.)
KUH-I-ASMARl— vide ASMARl (KUh-i-).
KUH-I-BADINI— vide KARMUSTEH.
KUH-I-BAFREH— Lal. Long. Elev.
A rocky mountain in Ears, extending east and west, and bounding the
Jahrum plain on. the. south.—-.(SfofAenL 1893.) . •
KUH-I-BAGHILEH— Elev. 3,000'.
A range of. mountains in Luristan in the Kashgan valley : its summit is
“ a razor edge whence, we could see .below us r in the valley of the Kashgan
to the south,, the little Imamzadeh-i-Hayat Ghaib, where De Bode stayed
the night some 80 years ago on. his way to Dilbarr : it has not been visited
since by a European.”— {Wilson, 1913.)
KUH-I-BAIRAM SHAH (?)— Lat. ' Long. Elev.
A range of rocky hills in the Dashti district of Ears on the south side of the
valley in which Ruz is situated. The range is rocky and presents, for the
most part, a cliff-like section with a lower range of gravelly hills, 500 feet
high, at its foot,— {Butcher, 1888.)
KUH-I-BALA SlA— Lat. Long. Elev. 3,680'.
A peak of the Kuh-i-ZalamI range in Ears, which commands a good view
of distant peaks and ranges including Kuk-i-Puzeh Padri.— {Butcher,
1888.)
KtH-I-BAMU— Lat. 29° 40' 32" N. ; Long. 52° 40' 22" E. ; Elev. 8,802'.
A mountain in Ears, just to the north of Shiraz. It is composed of lime
stone.— {Durand.)
KUH-I-BAlRAMl— vide KUH-I-KHURMUJ.

About this item

Content

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.

Extent and format
1 volume (635 folios)
Physical characteristics

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.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎598v] (1201/1278), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/MIL/17/15/4/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100041319223.0x000002> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100041319223.0x000002">'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [&lrm;598v] (1201/1278)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100041319223.0x000002">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100025472816.0x000001/IOR_L_MIL_17_15_4_1_1203.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100025472816.0x000001/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image