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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [37r] (78/686)
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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encampments of devotees coming to be healed at the sprint*. The
tombs of Job and his wife are shown, each under a dark, dirty brick-
built shed. With one small door and no window. [Durand.)
AJARAB—Lat>. Long. Elev.
•A fertile plain and fine grazing-ground on the banks of the Shawm*
river in Khuzistan, Persia. [Layard.)
AKBARABAD—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the district of Kavar, Ears. ( Ross.)
AKDAGH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A rough tract of mountain in Kurdistan traversed on the caravan
route from Tabriz to Karmanshah, between Kizilbulak and Khasrabad.
It is formed of very bad white limestone, and the principal elevations,
rising to a height of 7,500 feet (above the sea) are precipitous. It
rises from the broken plateaux which extend from the watershed line
of the Kizil Uzan to the plains of Khamsah and Kasvin, and falls
away to the common level, a few miles lower down the course of that
river. Hence the worst portion of it, that beyond Kavabulak, may
be turned by a line sometimes followed by Persian glens, striking
off from Kavabulak eastward to the village of Kushaful, a few miles
distant, thence down an easy slope to the Kizil Uzan, and up its open
level bed till the caravan road is rejoined near the bridge of Salamata-
bad, a detour of about 10 miles. [Napier.)
AKHCHALA—Lat. Long. Elev.
A hamlet of five houses in Northern Kurdistan, 4 miles south of Saln-
kala. [Napier.)
AKlLl—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Khuzistan, situated 14 miles north of Shustar. It is
situated in the fertile Akkalah plain, 10 miles in breadth, which is
described as presenting, as far as the eye could reach, one vast corn
field, studded with numerous villages and date and orange gardens. In
it are the remains of a very large canal cut from the Karun, which is
upwards of 80 yards broad. Modern canals, of great extent and in
good repair, intersect the plain and serve to make this one of the most
fertile spots in the province. The Karun at this point has been
blocked up with a dam to ensure a supply of water to the lands of
Akill. The tract contains twelve villages.
[Jones — Layard — Rawlinson — Schindler.)
A village in Khuzistan near the mountains. The rivers Shurish and
Karun meet here. [DeBode.)
Bell, 1st April 1884, says the plain is 40 miles long by 10 to 15
broad. It undulates gently, and affords excellent grazing : it is covered
with water-worn pebbles, and has no trees.
It produces wheat, barley, and Indian-corn; and is celebrated for its
good apples. [Belly.)
It is a very flourishing place, with extensive gardens, handsome trees,
and delightful streams of admirable water. In its vicinity are four
forts, in which most of the people reside. [Ouseley.)
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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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