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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [202r] (408/686)
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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KHA—KHA
KHANIAK—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, 13 miles from Earrashband on tbe road to Kazrun.
Water good from brooks. No supplies, except forage and sheep from
Iliyats. This place was deserted in 1871. (St. John.)
KHAN-I-KARBlZ—Lat. Long. Elev.
A halting-place between Jarah, Ears, and Shiraz. It has never been
visited by a European. (St. John.)
KHAN-I-KARD or KHANA-I-KHET or KHANA-I-KITE—
Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in the province of Ears, 2 miles from the south shore of
the lake of Nairiz or Bakhtigan, 75 miles east of Shiraz (Ouseley says
87), and consisting only of a tower, a ruined caravansarai, and a well.
(Kinneir — Abbott.)
It is situated in the midst of a wood of binnih or van trees on the
banks of a brackish stream.
The tower and caravansarai are sometimes occupied by people from
Khir, who cultivate the few fields that are watered by the brackish
stream. No houses and no fodder. (Goldsmid — Wells.)
KHAN1KIN—Lat. 34° 30'. Long. 45° 30'. Elev. 1,250'.
The first town in Turkish territory, passed on the road from Zohab
to Baghdad. On 12th April 1882 contained two companies of Regu
lars and Zaptiehs, situated on the Halwan. Fertile gardens.
( Gerard.)
It is on the left bank of the Halwan, and opposite to it is Haji
Kara. These two villages were formerly united by a substantial stone
bridge of seven arches, which, however, is now in disrepair, and the
river has to be forded. Taken together, Khanikin and Haji Kara form
the largest town between Baghdad and Karmanshah,—population
about 5,000 Shiah Muhammadans. During the pilgrim season the
town is crowded. The government buildings and quarters for the
troops are at Haji Kara; the permanent garrison being one regiment
of infantry. Revenue approximately £12,000, Turkish. ( Plow den,
1881 .)
KHAN-I-KORA (?)—Lat. 30° 51' 10". (St. John.) Long. Elev.
A caravansarai and post-house, 163 miles from Isfahan on the road
to Shiraz via Abadih. Good spring water obtainable here. The
country about is barren, and there are no supplies. (Trotter.)
KHAN-I-LANZIN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A halting-place in Ears at the end of the ninth stage from Bushahr
to Isfahan. (MacGregor.)
KHANIMUN (KHANAMAN ?)—Lat. Long. Elev.
The largest village in the Kam (or Kum) Eiruz valley, Ears. Ele
vation 5,900 feet. It is often called by the same name as the valley.
Rice cultivation and crops generally good round this village. The
remaining villages are entered under Kam Eiruz. (Durand.)
KHAN-I-TAKHT—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village in Ears, 50 miles north-east of Bushahr. (MacGregor)
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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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