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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [107v] (219/686)
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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192
DIH—DIH
DIH DASHTIH— Lat, Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, 1 mile south of Fasa. It has some date groves
round if and is situated in a plain about 1 mile off the main road.
[Abbott.)
DIH GIRDC—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Fars, on the road between Shiraz and Yazdi Kiiast.
DIH GULAN—Lat. Long. ,, A ,
A halting-place, about 40 miles south-east of Sihna on the road to
Hamadan. It is in the Ardalan district of Kurdistan. [Gerard.)
DIH HASAN 'ALl KHAN—
Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, north-west of Shiraz and not far from lahlian.
It is situated in a valley which produces oak, fine walnut, and other
fruit trees, especially large standard apricots. [Chesney.)
DIH-I-AIH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A ruined fort in Ears, said to have formed the citadel of the
chief of Darabgird. It consists of an extensive piece of ground
enclosed within a ditch extremely wide and deep, and a hank or ram
part of earth proportionally high m the middle—a huge, rugged, in
sulated rock, rising like a mountain. In the sides of the rock are
several caves, some natural and others probably artificial. In another
part of the enclosure are several large and rude stones forming a cluster
irregularly like the Druidical stones of Britain. [Ouseley.)
DIH-I-BlD—Lnt. 30° 36' 47' / . Long. Elev.
A village in the Marvdasht plain, in Ears, 93 miles from Shiraz,
U0 from Isfahan, and 99 from Yazd. There is a caravansarai here
with plenty of villages in the neighbourhood. Supplies and fuel are
procurable. It is considered a very cold place. There is great differ
ence of opinion about the water-supply here. Jones says it is procur
able ; Clerk says there is a moderate supply of water from a small
stream, but Sutherland says the only water is contained in a dirty pond
about 15 feet in diameter. [Jones — Morier — Clerk — Sutherland.)
The country near Dih-i-Bid is undulating, with plenty of good spring
water. Encamped near post-house, in the bank of a clear stream.
( Trotter.)
MacGregor says this place is situated on a wild, desolate plateau,
surrounded by hills, rising from 1,000 to 3,000 feet higher. The climate
is excellent, and there is an abundance of water, though but few
villages. Near it is a telegraph station, and the ruins of an ancient
Gabr mound. This statement is materially different to the previous
authorities, but, as it is of later date, the probabilities are that it is the
most reliable. [MacGregor.)
Mr. Odling writes—
“ Small-pox is very prevalent in Dih-i-Bid and often fatal. Were
it not for infectious diseases I should look upon this district as remark
ably healthy. Dih-i-Bid is fitted in every way to be a sanitarium for
those requiring a bracing atmosphere after long residence in hot
climates or for convalescents after illness.”
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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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