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‘GAZETTEER OF PERSIA VOL. I Comprising the Provinces of ASTARÁBÁD, SHÁHRUD-BÚSTAN, KHÚRÁSÁN, AND SÍSTÁN’ [159v] (323/722)
The record is made up of 1 volume (384 folios). It was created in 1886-1895. 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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KCH-I-SAR-I-ZAR—Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A mountain of Khurasan shutting in the Kalat-i-Nadiri plateau on the
extreme east. Its elevation cannot be less than 5,000 feet.— {Napier.)
KtJH ISFUZA—Lat. , Long. ; Eev.
A mountain in Khurasan on a range to the north of Kuchan, bearing from
that place .— {MacGregor.)
KtJH-I-SHAHRtJD—L at. , Long. ; Elev.
The local name for the Alburz, the mount Taurus of the ancients, which
divides the Caspian Sea from the Persian continent. The mountain on the
Shahrud side is formed of black and ordinary limestone, and is devoid of
vegetation.— ( llozarto.)
KtJH-I-SHUTARI*—L at. , Long. ; Elev.
A lofty hill in Khurasan, about 12 miles east of Tabas. It is believed to
be not less than 10,000 feet high, and to be difficult of passage, as all
the roads from Tabas to the east go round it, either to the north or south.—
{MacGregor.)
KLH-I-SIAH— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A range of hills, on the left of the narrow road between Dasht-i-Biaz and
Kakh, to the north-west of Kain, Khurasan. It is formed of slates and
plumbago, to which it owes its dark appearance and name.— {Uozario)
KIJH-I-SINAU— Lat. , Long. ; Elev. '.
A range of abrupt jagged hills, south-west of Khaf, in Khurasan. It is
probably a spur from the Karat Kuh.— {Khanikoff, MacGregor.)
KTJH ISMAIL— Lat. , Long. ; Elev.
A curious isolated hill in Khurasan, forming an excellent landmark on the
road south-east of Yazdan.— {MacGregor.)
KTJH-T-StJKIITAHf'—L at. , Long. ; Elev.
A hill in Khurasan, north of the road from Shahrud to Turshfz, 35
miles from the former town.— {Taylor
KtJH-I-SUNT, or SUNT SAR— Lat. 38° 35' 0' 7 , Long. 56° 28' 0"; Elev.
' {Napier).
A hill in the Kuran Dagh range on the edge of the Dasht plateau. On
one of its spurs stands the fort of Kara Kala.— {Napier.)
KUH-I-TAKALTI— Lat. 37° 46'0", Long. 56° 12' 0‘"; Elev.
A range of hills in northern Khurasan, about 10 miles south of the Atrak
valley.— {Intelligence Department, War Office.)
KUH-I-TAMAS— Lat. 37° 8' 0", Long. 58° 58' 0"; Elev: ' {Napier).
See “ Kuh-i-Duz/'
KTJH-I-UCHKTJIA— Lat. 38° 32' 0", Long. 57° 0' 0"; Elev.
A hill in northern Khurasan, forming part of the Kopet Dagh range.—
[Intelligence Department, War Office.)
KUH-I-YAKTJTt—L at. , Long. ; Elev.
A hill in the low chain that bounds the valley of Mashhad on the south.
* The “Camel’s Mount.”
f The “ Burnt Mountain.” | J The “ Hill of Rubies.”
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This volume is Volume I of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1886 edition). It was compiled for political and military reference by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Metcalfe MacGregor, Assistant Quarter Master General, in 1871, and brought up to 31 July 1885 by the Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department in India. It was printed by the Government Central Branch Press, Simla, India in 1886.
The areas of Persia [Iran] covered are Astarabad, Shahrud-Bustan, Khurasan [Khorāsān], and Sistan. The boundaries of the areas covered by Volume I are as follows: the Afghan border from the River Helmand to Sarakhs in the east; and from there a line north-west to Askhabad, due west to the Atrak, which it follows to the Caspian Sea; then along the sea coast to Ashurada Island; then in a straight line to Shahrud; and from the latter south-east to Tabas hill, Sihkuha, and the Helmand, from where the river first meets the south-east border of Sistan.
The gazetteer includes entries on human settlements and buildings (forts, hamlets, villages, towns, provinces, and districts); communications (passes, roads, bridges, canals, and halting places); tribes and religious sects; and physical features (rivers, streams, springs, wells, fords, valleys, mountains, hills, plains, and bays). Entries include information on history, geography, buildings, population, ethnography, resources, trade, agriculture, and climate.
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 the following illustrations: ‘VIEW OF AK-DARBAND.’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 12v]; ‘PLAN OF AK-KALA.’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 14]; ‘ROUGH SKETCH OF ASTARÁBÁD, FROM AN EYE-SKETCH BY LT.-COL. BERESFORD LOVETT, R. E., 1881.’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 24]; ‘ROUGH PLAN OF BASHRÚGAH’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 40v]; ‘ROUGH PLAN OF BÚJNÚRD’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 48]; and ‘BUJNURD, FROM THE S. W.’ [Mss Eur F112/376, f 49v].
It also includes the following inserted papers (folios 51 to 60): a memorandum from the Office of the Quartermaster General in India, Intelligence Branch to Lord Curzon, dated 6 December 1895, forwarding for his information ‘Corrections to Volume I of the Gazetteer of Persia’, consisting of articles on the Nishapur district of the province of Khorasan, and the Shelag river.
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- 1 volume (384 folios)
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The volume is arranged as follows from the front to the rear: title page; preface; list of authorities consulted; and entries listed in alphabetical order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 388, 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.
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