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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [30r] (64/686)
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-SHlRlN—Lat. Long 1 . Elev.
A stream of water between Farrashband and Bushkan, Fars.
(Ross.)
AB-I-SHlRWAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river of Karmanshah, whieli rises on the north side of the Kuh-i-
Sangar, about 40 miles west of Hamadan, nearly as many north-east of
Karmanshah and at nearly two degrees east of Sulimania. Its direc
tion is west, inclining to north for about 40 miles, then north-west
for about 40 more, that is as far as the ruins, and it receives in this
part of its course numerous petty streams from the mountains of
Shahi and Avroman. About 10 miles beyond Darnah in the same
direction, it takes a west course of 20 miles through the mountains to
Gundar, where it receives the river of Ab-i-Zemkan which rises near
Gahwara in the Guran country at about 70 miles distance towards
south-east. Immediately after this increase the Ab-i-Shlrwan forces
its way through a narrow gorge (without even sufficient space for
a footpath along its bank) into the plain of Semiiam, where it is joined
by a considerable affluent, formed by the waters of the Taj Rud and
Salm. It now takes a south-west direction, still preserving the same
name. Below the junction of the Sulimania river it receives from
the Zagros, on the east side, two considerable streams, the first at 35
miles from that junction, and the second at 25 miles further on.
The Ab-i-Shirwan now runs nearly south for about 30 miles, when
it receives the Hulwan near Khanikin, whence the united waters take
the name of Giala (q.v.).
On the road between Sulimania and Karmanshah there is a ford at
Banah Kalan, which is practicable in summer, but in the winter it is
wholly impassable. There was formerly a substantial brick bridge
over the river at this point.
It is not navigable at any part of its course, but timber is frequently
floated down to the Tigris from the mountains of Kurdistan.
From near the town of Gundar to the plain of Shirwaneh, this
river forms the boundary between Persia and Turkey. It is also called
Upper Diala. Its water is unwholesome.
(Rawlinson — Jones — T. C. Plowden.)
AB-I-SHUR(l)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river in Fars, which rises in the mountains of the Mamaseni tribe,
and joined with the Ab-i-Shirin, forms the Hindian river.
AB-I-SHDR (2)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A river of Ears, which rises in the snowy mountains of Ardakan to
the east and north-east of Kala-I-Safid, and passes through the whole
length of the valley of Shab-bivan, winding from east to west. It
then forces its way through the hills to the west of Fahlian, and,
having joined the river of Bahram, crosses the wild tiacts called
Mohar, and discharges its waters into the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
at Bandar Rig.
It is not fordable everywhere, and the ruins of a bridge over it are
still to be seen near Kala Siah.
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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)
- Arrangement
The gazetteer’s entries are arranged in alphabetically ascending order.
- Physical characteristics
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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- ‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:340v, back-i
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