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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [39r] (82/686)
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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>ALl ALAHI—
A sect of Kurd Muhammadans whom Floyer found inhabiting Karind
in Western Karmanshah. They are divided into four elans, viz.,
the Zardai, Shuar, Nau Darwan, and Nau Chasm (from chasmak,
“ fountain.^) ( Floyer ! .)
ALIANTAK—Lat. Long. Elev.
A stage, 24 miles south-east of Yazd, on the canal road to Bandar
Abbas. There is a well only here with a little water, and no supplies.
{MacGregor.)
ALIASHTAB (ALIASGHAR ? )—Lat. Long. Elev.
Name of a plain in Luristan, Irak-i-Ajamf, between Khuramabad and
Burujird, through which runs the Hurud river. {ScKindler.)
ALIASHTAR (or ALISHTAB)—Lat. Long. Elev.
It is bounded on the east by the Chihal Na Balighan mountains [q.v.) f
which divides it from Nahawand and Burujird, and on the west by
another lofty range called Sarkushti. The great body of the plain is
pasture-ground and Iliyat. Encampments are scattered over its whole
surface. It extends for a distance of about 18 miles, and is traversed
by the Ab-i-Alishtar or Hurud river. {Rawlinson.)
ALl BAKARD—
An Arab tribe who inhabit the plain of Ram Hurmuz in Khuzistan.
Dih-i-Yar is their principal village. They are not nomadic, and
are said to have good matchlockmen and a few expert horse -
men. {Layard.)
ALl-BEL-HAS AN—Lat. Long. ^ Elev.
A deserted village, with a celebrated shrine in Khuzistan, 45 miles
south-west of Ahwaz on the road to Basrah. {MacGregor’s Routes.)
ALICHANGI—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, 16 miles north-east of Bushahr. T-he water here is
good; brushwood and some forage also are to be procured, but no
supplies. No fuel but date trees and dung is procurable.
{Monteith — Clerk — Durand.)
ALl GIJAN (?)—Lat. Long. Elev. 4,450'.
A halting-place in Luristan between Khuramabad and Dizful, ajout
64 miles from the former on the Kashgan river, which is impassable
here after rain. {Rivadeneyra.)
'ALl ILAHl- , ; . . , ml •
A religious sect of Persia who are said to regard Ah as God. their
-belief would appear to be an exaggeration of Shiahism, of which
the foundation is an excessive devotion to "All and his descendants.
The votaries of this creed are very numerous, though chiefly contined
to the genuine Persian tribes of Lak descent. Theyj aie a c s ( ) oun
among the Guran Kurds, and around the higher parts of Zagros.
Rawlinson considers them to be of Jewish origin, from t eir ea ures
having a decided Jewish cast. It is said that their xe igion enjoins
that at certain periods they shall congregate at night m a particular
spot. At these times the greatest license is said to prevail, an
the promiscuous intercourse of the sexes to form part of the ceremonies
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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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