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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [257r] (518/686)
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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491
PAR-PAS
PARAU—Lat. Long 1 Elev.
A range of hills bounding the Karmanshah plain to the north, and
terminating abruptly at Bihishtan, 20 miles from Karmansliah. It is
said to abound with game. Gerard saw it lying 5 miles south-east of
Tabi. {Jones — Plowden — Gerard.)
PARGHAN—Lat. Long. Elev.
A fort in the district of Kai'zln, Ears, south-east of Firuzabad.
It is situated on a mound, and is one of the strongest places of the
kind in the vicinity. The ground on which the fort stands is en
circled by a dry ditch. The walls and towers are in good condition,
and rendered doubly strong by having embankments of earth raised
against the former within, and cramming the latter with the same
material. {K. Abbott.)
PARIKARD (or THE KNIFE-EDGE)—Lat. Long. Elev.
Is a rocky ridge, 500 feet high, between Jawakan and Firuzabad. The
road here passes through two defiles, cloven by the river in this rocky
ridge and in a mountain range beyond. {Stack})
PARIS —Lat. Long. Elev.
A mountain, in Luristan, seen from between Malikabad and Shangun.
The Der-i-Shiraz stream passes it after flowing through the Silakhor
valley, and before reaching Bahrein. {Schindler})
PAR-I-S1AH (or BLACK WING)—Lat. Long. Elev.
Is a steep wall of rock, 500 feet high, a little west of Shaludan
between Firuzabad and Kir-i-Fars. Precipitous headlands alternating,
with level bays of verdure and flowers characterize the country in
the neighbourhood. {Stack.)
PARISPAR—Lat. Long. Elev.
A halting-place in Luristan on the road from Isfahan to Karmanshah,
about 267 miles from the former. Level mud and snow-plains inter
posed by islands of rocky hills, and a background of snow-covered
mountains describe the scenery south-east of Daulatabad, from which
Parispar is 35 miles distant. {Jones — Mackenzie — Floyer.)
PARIT— Lat. Long. Elev.
A halting-place in Luristan.on the road from Isfahan to Karmanshah,
with a post-house, about 208 miles from the former and 24 from
Daulatabad. {Jones—Mackenzie.)
PARPA—Lat. Long. Elev.
An abandoned iron mine, on the road between Khairabad and Naim
in Fars. It has a spring. {St. John)
A stao-e according to Lovett on the road from the Kutru valley to
Saiadabld, between Shiraz and Bam. {St. John—Lovett.)
PASAGARDiE—Lat. Long. Elev.
These ruins are close to the village of Mashhad-i-Madar-i-Suliman,
some distance north-west of Persepolis. {MacGregor.)
PlSBANDI— Lat. 1 Long. Elev. 6,965 b
A pass in Khuzistan, 4 miles from Kareji, on the road to Shustar. It
is bare of trees. Shalamzar village lies east of it. {Schindler)
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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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