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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOLUME IV.' [‎224r] (452/652)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (322 folios). It was created in 1910. 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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MUR—MUR
439
MURlN PlSHEH—
A halting-place in the Bampur district of Persian Baliichistan. It is the
second on the road from Bampur to Qasrcjand, vto, Champ, and is
situated at the desert edge, near the hills south-east of Baniphr.
After crossing the Bampur river the read strikes south-east across the
sandy desert to Gvarpusht (q.v.), some distance beyond which it bends
south and strikes the foot slopes of the hills at about 10 miles. It then turns
south-west parallel to the hills crossing numerous ravines. At 15 miles is
the halting place of Murin Pisheh in a small ravine east of the road, where
there is a spring with a scanty supply of water. Firewood is procurable,
but no forage.
From Murin Pisheh the road continues south-west, skirting the hills as
before to Surmij or Surmich {q-v.), 13 miles.
The detour thus made is to avoid'the heavy' sand, which is almost im
practicable for laden camels in a direct line between Surmich and Bampur.
— {Lovett.)
MUR PISH—
The name given to the northern extension of the Sian eh range in Sarhad
lying between Magas and Vasht. The Mur Pish Kkh and the Gili K uh run
parallel to each other, and divide the Mashkil from the Sarhad plateau.
The peak of this name lies near Gusht on the Simish about 45 miles north
west of Dilavar Khan in the Dizak province. The camping ground of Sunt-i-
Fasl {q.v.) is at its ioot.—{Brazier-Creagh, 1893 ; Tighe, 1902.)
MUR PlSH—
The second stage on the Bampur-Chahbar road. Grass, wood and water
here.— {Jennings.)
MURSHAD—
A village of 40 houses opposite the village of Soukhird and south of Nagar
{q.v.) in the Kirman district.— {Brazier-Creagh, 1894. )
HURT (Persian Baluchistan)— /See Isfandak.
MURTAN—
A hamlet in the Irafshan sub-district of the Sara van province of Persian
Baluchistan. It lies on a branch of the Sarbaz river, about 20 miles north
of Pishin, and 40 miles south-east of Sarbaz. It is inhabited by Pongiti
and Askandi Fiats. This portion of the district has, up to 1905, never
been visited by a European, and is still unsurveyed.—(/Sy^es, 1894, from
native information.)
MURTAVANG—
A village in theNarjan (Naharjan) bululc of the Kain district of Khorasan.
— {Bellew).
MURTl— Elev. 4,170'.
A small village and fort among the Bampusht hills of Persian Balu
chistan. It is situated on the Shitab {q.v.), a tributary of the Mashkil
river, about 40 miles south-south-east of Dizak. It is said to be the resi.

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The item is Volume IV of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (1910 edition).

The volume comprises that portion of Persia south and east of the Bandar Abbas-Kirman-Birjand to Gazik line, with the exception of Sistan, 'which is dealt with in the Military Report on Persian Sistan'. It also includes the islands of Qishm, Hormuz, Hanjam, Larak etc. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the whole district of Shamil.

The gazetteer includes entries on villages, towns, administrative divisions, districts, provinces, tribes, halting-places, religious sects, mountains, hills, streams, rivers, springs, wells, dams, passes, islands and bays. The entries provide details of latitude, longitude, and elevation for some places, and information on history, communications, agriculture, produce, population, health, water supply, topography, climate, military intelligence, coastal features, ethnography, trade, economy, administration and political matters.

Information sources are provided at the end of each gazetteer entry, in the form of an author or source’s surname, italicised and bracketed.

The volume contains an index map, dated July 1909, on folio 323.

The volume also contains a glossary (folios 313-321).

Prepared by the General Staff, Army Headquarters, India.

Printed at the Government Monotype Press, India.

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1 volume (322 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 324; 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 also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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