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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [206r] (416/686)
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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KHO—KHO
It runs in from tire *AIi Maidan, the
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
not varying more than
a quarter of a fathom until you get as high as latitude about 29° 51'
30' north, when they deepen to 5 and 7 fathoms according to the time
of tide, and decrease again to 3 and 4 fathoms at low water as you
near the points.
From the sea to Muhammarah there is a channel of not less than
9 feet 4 fathoms at low water. It was believed to be impracticable
for navigation till Lieutenant Selby, I.N., tried it, and this opinion
was probably fostered by the Turkish authorities in order to conduct
all the trade of the Karun up the Shatt-ul-Arab, thus making it
subject to taxation by them. The Bamishir (q.v.) is about 4U miles in
length and about half a mile in width. Its general course is south
south-east. Its entrance is at low water during spring-tides more
than 3 fathoms deep. Its banks are but little inhabited, as its water,
being often mixed by the tides from the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, is generally
salt. [Selby — Layard-—Brucks.)
The Khor Bamishir is Persian on both sides, while the right bank
of the Shatt-ul-Arab is Turkish territory. [Champain)
KHOR BANDAR GAH—Lat. Long. Elev.
A large creek, by which Shif, near Bushahr, is approached. It runs
close along the north end of Shaikh Sad, and has 5 to 8 fathoms in it
opposite the tower on that island; it then turns south-east behind the
creek, 1|- miles west of the tower, has only | fathom at low watei^; a
reef rims off 1| miles south-west from the tower, and there is another
projecting as much on the north side of this creek.
[Constable — Stiffe—Persian Gulf Pilot.)
KHOR BARKAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A channel between the shoal called Fasht-al-Muairith, coast of
Khuzistan, and the shoals of Barkan. It is about 4 miles broad, with
deepwater. [Constable — Stiffe—Persian Gulf Pilot.)
KHOR DAlRAH—Lat. Long. Elev.
The local name for the inner roads of Bushahr harbour.
[Constable — Stiffe—Persian Gulf Pilot.)
KHOR DORlKISTAN—
Lat. 30°F 20". Long. 48° 54' 30". Elev.
A creek on the Khuzistan coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, which runs up
into the Karun river. It has one fathom at its entrance at low water,
and 3 and 4 fathoms inside. [Bruchs.)
KHOR JAZAlR(?)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A large creek, half-way between Bandar Rig and Khor Ruhillah.
It has a small village near its mouth. Is frequented by large boats.
[Constable — Siiffe—Persian Gulf Pilot.)
KHOR KHAFGAH—Lat. 29° 46'. Long. 48° 44'. Elev.
A creek on the coast of Arabistan. It is formed by the island of
Abadan on the west, and All Maidan on the east; has
soundings
Measurements of the depth of a body of water.
from
15 and 18 fathoms in the southern part to 2| at low water at the
upper, where a narrow channel runs into the Euphrates. This is an
389
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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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