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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [206v] (417/686)
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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390
KHO—KHO
excellent mark, coming from the eastward, for making the river. If
you cross the "All Maidan in 3£ fathoms low water, you will cross
Khor Khafgahin 8 or 9 fathoms, and ought to keep down to the south
ward a little, as this is in the parallel of the Maiyunah ? If you cross
the ’All Maidan in 4 or 4| fathoms, which is the best line, you will
cross Khor Khafgah in 13 to 15 or 16 fathoms, according to the time
of tide, and the tail of the Abadan in 4 to 5 fathoms, when a course
west, if a flood tide, will bring you on the Abdullah bank, 2^ or 3
fathoms low water, which is a fair berth for anchoring if the tide
is not favourable for entering the river, as from this you can always
run into Khor Abdullah if it comes to blow hard from the south-east,
at which time no pilot will cross the bar.
(Bruch.)
KHOR KHALATA—Lat. 29° 31' 40' / . Long. 50° 36' 6". Kiev.
The mouth of the Gunawah river on the coast of Fars; it has 1
fathom at the entrance and 2 inside at low water. (Bruch.)
KHOR KHALIL—Lat. Long. Elev.
The mouth of a tidal creek or watercourse which in rains discharges
a large quantity of fresh water, 1J miles south of Ganawah tree, a
landmark 21 miles north by east | east, from Kharag flagstaff, coast
of Ears. (Constable — Stiffe—Persian Gulf Pilot.)
KHOR KHUWAIR—Lat. 28° 47' 25." Long. 51° 4'. Elev.
A small creek about 9 miles northward of Bash!, on the coast of
Fars, south of Bushahr. It is in Halilah bay. Near this Khor is a
small fort and date grove.
(Constable — Stiffe—Persian Gulf Pilot — Bruch.)
KHOR LtJLATAIN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A creek about a mile below Ras-ut-Tamb, near Dilam,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
(Constable — Stiffe—Persian Gulf Pilot.)
KHOR MALIK—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the Marvdasht plain of Fars. (MacGregor.)
KHORMUJ—Lat. 28° 40' (St. John). Long. Elev.
The chief town of Eashu in Fars, 56 miles (52 St. John) from
Bushahr on the road to Lar. Drinking water from wells. Crops of
wheat and barley are ei bakhsf i.e., dependent on rainfall. Melons,
cotton, and cucumbers watered from springs. Supplies abundant.
(Haji Mirza Saiad Hasan.)
KHOR-MGsA—L at. 29° 57’ 10". Long. 49° 4'. Elev.
The mouth of the Nahr BusI branch of the Jarahl river, which it
leaves about 7 miles above Fellahiah and falls into the sea at Khor
Musa, near Bandar Mashhur. The
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
at this point are from
4 to 18 fathoms. In latitude 30° 22' 20", longitude 48° 58' 45", is a
rocky islet, with 15 to 18 fathoms close to it. The water is salt and
the banks all mud, and it is not possible to land on them except at
high water. (Layard — Bmcks.)
[ N.B .—This river is also called the Dorak river {q.v) ]
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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)
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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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