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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [164r] (332/686)
The record is made up of 1 volume (336 folios). It was created in 1885. 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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KAL—KAL
305
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KALA TURANGrI—Lat. Long. Llev.
A large artificial mound in Fars, about 43 miles east of Shiraz, on the
route to Saidabad. In the days of Nadir Shah it was crowned by a
fort. There is indifferent water.
(W. 0. Report on Persia, Part II, Route 186.)
KALAM SHAIKH GfARAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village about 6 miles east of Kamyaran on the boundary between
Karmanshah and Ardalan. (Gerard.)
KALANGANE—Lat. Long. Elev. 5,350'.
Bell, 22nd April 1884, writes:—
“ It is a large village in the fertile valley of the Ab-i-Dizful (50
houses), 1,000 yards east of tlie road, lying to the east of a Ion a-
narrow mound on the right bank of the river. Elevation approxi
mately 5,350 feet.”
K ALAS FAB AD—Lat. Long. Eiev.
A village and fort in Fars, about 2 miles from the lake of Nairiz.
(Kinneir — Abbott.)
KALA SHAIKH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Khuzistan, on the plain of Ram Hurmuz and near the
point of junction of the Ab-i-Ramuz with the Jarahi. ( Layard.)
KALA SHAH KHUNI—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Karmanshah, 41 miles from Karmanshah on the
road to Sihna, and 49 miles from Sihna. It is situated on a fine plain
near the junction of the Kazawar with the Karasu river, and not far
from the boundary between the • provinces of Kurdistan and Kar
manshah.
KALASPAD—Lat. Long. Elev.
A mountain in Luristan down which the bed of the ivb-i-zal river runs
near Tang-i-Zardawar. (IF. 0. Report on Persia, Part II, Route 123.)
KALA SUKHTA—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Bushahr district of Fars, situated about 40 miles from
Bushahr. It is inhabited by 150 families of Arabs, who pay a revenue
of 100 tumans per annum. (Petty.)
KALAT—Lat. Long. Elev.
A large village in Fars, near Guyum, 20 to 22 miles from Shiraz,
situated on the spurs of Kuh-i-Surkh-i-Kalat.
(Durand—Macfcen zie.)
KALATAZAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A district of Persian Kurdistan. (Plowden.)
KALlT-I-SIAH SORIH—
Lat. Long. Elev.
A place in the Siah Sorih hills in Fars south-west of Shiraz, whence
hows a salt stream to Jarah. (Durand.)
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The third of four volumes comprising a Gazetteer of Persia. The volume, which is marked Confidential, covers Fārs, Lūristān [Lorestān], Arabistān, Khūzistān [Khūzestān], Yazd, Karmānshāh [Kermānshāh], Ardalān, and Kurdistān. The frontispiece states that the volume was revised and updated in April 1885 in the Intelligence Branch of the Quartermaster General’s Department in India, under the orders of Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe Macgregor, Quartermaster-General in India. Publication took place in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, in 1885.
The following items precede the main body of the gazetteer:
- a note by Lieutenant-Colonel Mark Sever Bell, Deputy Quartermaster General, Intelligence Branch, requesting inaccuracies, omissions and suggestions for the gazetteer be reported to the Deputy Quartermaster General;
- a second note, dated 26 November 1885, describing the geographical scope of the four volumes comprising the Gazetteer of Persia , and also making reference to the system of transliteration used (Hunterian) and authorities consulted;
- a preface, containing a summary of the geographical boundaries of the Gazetteer, a description of the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , an abridged account of trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the year 1884, and a description of telegraphs in the regions described by the Gazetteer.
The gazetteer includes entries for human settlements (villages, towns and cities), geographic regions, tribes, significant geographic features (such as rivers, canals, mountains, valleys, passes), and halting places on established routes. Figures for latitude, longitude and elevation are indicated where known.
Entries for human settlements provide population figures, water sources, location relative to other landmarks, climate. Entries for larger towns and cities can also include tabulated meteorological statistics (maximum and minimum temperatures, wind direction, remarks on cloud cover and precipitation), topographical descriptions of fortifications, towers, and other significant constructions, historical summaries, agricultural, industrial and trade activities, government.
Entries for tribes indicate the size of the tribe (for example, numbers of men, or horsemen), and the places they inhabit. Entries for larger tribes give tabulated data indicating tribal subdivisions, numbers of families, encampments, summer and winter residences, and other remarks.
Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.
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- 1 volume (336 folios)
- Arrangement
The gazetteer’s entries are arranged in alphabetically ascending order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 341; 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 volume has two printed pagination systems, the first of which uses Roman numerals and runs from I to XIII (ff 3-10), while the second uses Arabic numerals and runs from 1 to 653 (ff 12-338).
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