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'ROUTES IN PERSIA. (VOLUME I.) (KHORASAN AND SISTAN.)' [75v] (155/536)
The record is made up of 1 volume (264 folios). It was created in 1928. 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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142
Route No. V— contd.
irrigation stream of very good water from qanats. At 17£
miles Pashneh Daran. This village contains a few mud hovels
enclosed in a mud wall. There is, for the size of the place,
a large amount of cultivation. Near here the hills on right
again approach road, which up to this has been hard, good
and level.
W ater. —Sweet; contains leeches.
14 DEH-I-NAU .. 16|- m. General direction
~~ 3 BAND. NNE. Road con-
2501- (3,000tinues over same
plain, but near here there are some low sand-hills close to left,
and a long ridge of mountains about 2 miles distant on right.
This ridge runs in almost a straight line parallel to the road
at a distance of 2 miles from it the whole way to Deh-i-
Nau Band. Road begins to ascend very gently otherwise
there is no variation in the aspect of the plain. At SJ miles
the hamlet of Dalakuh with some cultivation. At miles
vast plain can be seen stretching to the NW. and WSW. and
dotted with villages, amongst which is Dast Gardun. At 8
miles an isolated black rock stands out of the plain, about
200 yards to left. At 13 miles there is some cultivation
close under the hills on right. The place is known as Ab Khur.
No habitations. At 16£ miles arrive at Deh-i-Nau Band.
There are two villages here close together. The western village
is-lled Deh-i-Nau. They both lie just beyond a little black
mil that rises out of the plain. There is no
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
at
either. There are gardens where there is a limited amount of
grapes, figs and apricots. Deh-i-Nau Band contains 30 houses,
and there are 10 at Deh-i-Nau. The situation is picturesque
tor this part of the country.
Water .—Plentiful and good.
Supplies. —Abundant.
15 CHAHI-SHIRlN 15£ m. General direction
2fi „ NNE. At starting,
4 road ascends gently
over a plain covered with tufts of vegetation and a little grass,
ihe road is good and hard. The same high rocky ridge lies 14
mi es to right, and road gradually approaches some black round*
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The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Routes in Persia. (Volume I.) (Khorasan and Sistan.) General Staff India 1928 (Calcutta, Government of India Press, 1928).
The volume contains details of land routes. The information given for each route comprises:
- number of route;
- place names forming starting point and destination of route;
- authority and date;
- number of stage;
- names of stages;
- distance in miles (intermediate and total);
- remarks (including precise details of the route, general geographical information, and information on smaller settlements, local peoples, religious affiliations, condition of roads, access to water, supplies of wood, and other routes).
The volume also contains a map entitled Index Map to Routes in Persia Vol. I ., which shows a region of northern and eastern Persia, indicating routes described in the volume, cities, towns, roads, tracks and paths. The map was printed by the Simla Drawing Office, Survey of India, and includes a printing statement which reads 'S.D.O.S.I. No 5376. June 28.'.
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- 1 volume (264 folios)
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The volume includes a glossary (folios 246-250) and an index (folios 251-263), and provides a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 265).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 266; 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 also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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