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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [118r] (240/686)
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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caverns, of which it is said no one has ever been able to reach the
termination. Rich mentions his intention of exploring them hut it
does not appear whether he did so or not. The hill contains sulphur
naphtha, alum, salt, and a fountain of acid water of a yellow colour.
(RicA.)
DINAH or DINA or KUH.I-DINA—
Lat. Long. Elev.
A mountain range in Ears, about north-north-east from Shiraz. It
has several peaks, and consequently varying elevations. That of one
ascended by Durand in 1878 is about 14,900 feet. Mists and rain upon
the summit prevented the position of places below being fixed. As
cent was made with much difficulty, owing to the steep slopes of
shingle which have to be surmounted. A camp should be made on
the top, in order to explore properly. A great number of sweet and
strong-smelling herbs are found on this mountain, the ascent of which
is asserted, by the natives, to cause sleep; hence many Rip Van Winkle
stories of persons who have been thus overpowered. Cakes of dried
buttermilk are eaten by the natives to counteract the effect of these
plants. Snakes are found on the summit. Many ruined villages in
the valley below. (Duratid.)
Bell gives maximum height at 13,000 feet. This range extends alono-
the Isfahan-Bihbahan road (via Ardal) from Felat to Khurra, a dis^
tance of about 83 miles. (Bell.)
DlNARHNIS—
A tribe of Khuzistan, who inhabit the valley of Susan and Burs
and the mountains in the immediate neighbourhood and the rich
plain of Mai-Amir. Placed between the Haft Lang and Chahar Lang
Bakhtiaris, they usually side with the strongest. The largest sub
division is the 'All Muhammadi. They are most notorious thieves,
and are as barbarous and ignorant as any tribes in the mountains, and
it is only through fear of their more powerful neighbours the Bakh-
tiaris that they are kept in subjection. They muster a few good
horsemen and are admirable matchlockmen. They cultivate corn
barley, and rice, and possess large flocks of sheep and goats. They
are believed to have originally come from Isfahan, and can muster about
o,\jyj\j men. \nayiiru.)
DlNARIWAND—
A small subdivision of the Pusht-i-Kuh branch of the Faili Lurs
in Khuzistan. They number about 200 families, and inhabit
during the summer the mountains to the north-west of Kabir Kuh
and the country near Khuramabad, and m the winter come down to
the foot of the above mountains. (Bayard.)
DINAWAR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A plain, defile, and stream on the caravan route from Tabriz to Kar-
manshah, Persian Kurdistan. The plain is entered from the north by
the Gardan-i-Mitawas Pass, the easiest between Suugar and Karman-
shah. Napier says, though rugged, this pass is by no means a
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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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