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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [28v] (61/686)
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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AB-I-FANl—Lat. Long. . JT
A stream in Luristan, rising in the Kuh-i-Dalich, and tailing into the
Karkhah river, a few miles south of the Tang-i-Fani (1,530 feet), where
it breaks through the Kheolah hills, near the Dizful Khuramabad
road. At the ford the bottom is covered with boulders, and fording is
difficult; water 2 ft. 6 in. deep ; the bed is 50 feet deep; banks steep,
conglomerate. The FanI Gorge, or Tang-i-FanI is difficult; there is no
passage through it. Lurs were seen passing over the Kheolah range
by climbing up the ledges of rock to the west of gorge. The Ab-i-
Fani is also known as the Valmian stream, 11th April 1884. Tempe
rature, shade 84°; in sun 105° at 12, noon. {Bell.)
AB-I-GANJlR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river in Luristan, flowing from north-east to south-west, and supply
ing the Turkish border town of Mendali, which pays 120 tumans to
the Persian Government for the use thereof. {Plowden.)
AB-I-GARGAR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A canal which issues from the river Karun, in province Khuzistan,
immediately above the town of Shustar. At the point of its separa
tion from the main body of the river, a large and massive dam has
been thrown across its entrance. This dam in the autumn and sum
mer is perfectly dry, and may be traversed on foot, six narrow openings
being left for the passage of the water. It is constructed of massive
blocks of hewn stone, firmly and closely united. It was repaired by
Mahammad 'All Mirza, and has since retained the name of Band-i-Shah-
zada (Prince's dam), having been formerly called Band-i-Kaisar
(Cmsar's dam). Beyond this dyke the canal flows between very lofty
cliffs of sandstone. The rock has been cut through, and although the
sandstone is easily excavated and does not offer much resistance, yet
this is a very gigantic work. Half a mile beyond this dam is a second,
built almost to a level with the cliffs on both sides. It forms a com
plete barrier to the water, which, escaping through numerous passages,
cut laterally through the rocks, falls in cataracts into the bed beneath.
The level of the canal's bed below this dam is considerably lower than
above it. A bridge, or communication, is thus formed between Shustar
and the village of BoleitI on the opposite side of the Ab-i-Gargar.
The massive structure of this dam renders its destruction by the in
habitants in case of the approach of an enemy almost impossible, even
if some weeks were devoted to the attempt. Beyond this, which is
called the Pul Boleiti, the canal flows with a broad and deep stream
between steep and lofty banks, till its junction with the Karun
at the Band-i-Klr, about 30 miles below Shustar. About 5 miles
below Shustar the canal is nearly traversed by a dam called Mahibazan,
which, partly natural and partly artificial, prevents the ascent of vessels
to the town. Ike cliffs to the right and left of the Ab-i-Gargar are
of equal height. This canal is well adapted for steam navigation; its
banks are well wooded, its current sluggish, until, as it approaches the
hills, the^ current gradually increases, until, at about 2 miles from
Shustar, it runs at a rate of about 5 miles an hour; its depth is
10 m 12 to 18 feet in the lowest season, and cannot vary much
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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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