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‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’ [316r] (636/686)
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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one mile square, and, as above described, is situated on a slightly
elevated site. The Ab-i-Gargar, a canal whose water is drawn from
the Karun, and across the mouth of which runs the Band-i-Kaisar,
washes it on the east, flowing in a bed 120 to 200 feet wide, between
perpendicular cliffs 50 to 100 feet high, consisting of clay with im
bedded masses of soft limestone.
“To the north the hills, 2| miles distant, and the rising ground
beyond the river command the town; to the east of the Gargar rising
ground also commands it; yet the ruined outskirts are so deep and
the streets so narrow that bombardment by light artillery would cause
little damage. To the west, round by south, the Ab-i-Khurd, a
they are most difficult to traverse, and are quite impassable to wheels;
they are the city drains (see Dizful).
“ The walls of the houses are high for those of the east, 15 to 25 feet
and 30 feet, and are solidly constructed of stone and lime or mud. The
roofs are mostly flat, of mud over wooden rafters; some are arched ;
the bricks in use are about H feet thick. Numerous arcades exist in
the town, many of which are in ruins.
« The fort, 350 to 400 yards long by 150 yards wide, stands on high
ground, 200 yards above Valerian's bridge; the citadel occupies its
north-east angle, and dominates its interior. Its outer walls, 15 to
20 feet high, are of mud, 6 feet thick, and backed by casemates with
pointed arched doorways, opening into the interior, now a poppy garden.
Tlie roofs of the casemates are flat.
“ A canal from the Ab-i-Shateit flows into a tunnel under the tort,
from which water is drawn by wells. Branches from this tunne
supnlv the city with water. Arms and ammunition were said to be
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canal taken out of the Ab-i-Shateit at Valerian's bridge, and falling
into the Gargar below the Pul-i-Lashkar,_completes the water defence
on that side. Again to its west lies the Ab-i-Shateit itself.
« The streets of the town are 8 to 10 feet wide; worn into deep ruts,
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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)
- Arrangement
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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- ‘Gazetteer of Persia, Part III, including Fārs, Lūristān, Arabistān, Khūzistān, Yazd, Karmānshāh, Ardalān, Kurdistān’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:340v, back-i
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