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'ROUTES IN PERSIA. (VOLUME I.) (KHORASAN AND SISTAN.)' [96r] (196/536)
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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Route No. VII — contd.
5 RAMlAN .. '20£ m. From Gumbad-i-
— Kabus, the route
88 | most usually fol
lowed by messengers runs down the right bank of the Gurgan
to Ak Kila, whence it is about 10 miles into Astarabad. The
route Sykes followed would be that used by caravans as a rule,
although sometimes the Fidarisk district is made for a direct
way. Direction due S., passing the extensive ruins of the
ancient city of Gurgan at 2 miles. Just beyond, a second Kara
Su, termed the Sumbar by Colonel Yate, is crossed by a wooden
bridge. At 4 miles, the Purta Su is crossed by a ford. Both
flow between high banks, as the alluvial soil is very soft. At
8 miles, the forest is again entered. Ramian, a large village of
200 houses, is situated in a clearing up valley. A route leads
across the hills to Shahrud.
The telegraph line from Gumbad-i-Kabus to Astarabad was
festooned along the route, and the Russians who work via Chat-i-
Atrak make no efforts to have it mended. There are telegraph
offices at Gumbad-i-Kabus, Ramian and ’Aliabad (Katul).
Supplies. —Abundant.
6 SAR-I-CHASH- 10 m. From Ramian, Kila
MEH Maran, a very fine,
98J (250')- flat-topped moun
tain, bears 195° ; it lies some 15 miles up the valley. For 1£
miles, direction is NW. until the forest is re-entered, when the
track swings W., and thence WSW., parallel to the range.
Owing to heavy rain Sykes stopped at the picturesque village of
Sar-i-Chashmeh. The forest is thicker in this district, with
wild vines and other creepers. At the same time there is not
much undergrowth.
Supplies. —Abundant.
7 ’ALIABAD .. 15J m. General direction
(Kattjl) WSW. Ride through
114 (350')- beautiful forest and
cross a brook at 3 miles. To the S. of track is Shirabad, the
home of Saiyid-Ullah-Khan, the Governor of the district. He
is termed the
Ilkhani
The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
, and is supposed to incite the Turkoman
to make raids and to indulge in cattle-lifting, etc. At 4^ miles,
a low spur, termed Gardaneh-i-\ alaman (350 ), is crossed.
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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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