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'ROUTES IN PERSIA. (VOLUME I.) (KHORASAN AND SISTAN.)' [135v] (275/536)
The record is made up of 1 volume (264 folios). It was created in 1928. 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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Route No. II(n)— ccntd.
1 mile to the left. Country flat, good going. At 4f miles pass
a ruined kdrez. At 5J miles, on the left beyond the river,
are more ruined forts. . At 10£ miles ground broken by hillocks.
Parallel with the road is a ruined kdrez. At Ilf miles pass
a Turkoman tower. Ground much broken by nalas, about 14|
miles. Reach Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam and camp on the W. of
the town. See Route II, stage 23.
ROUTE No. II (o).
KILA JAMRUD to PUL-I-KHATtJN via ZURA-
BAD.
71 miles. ^ stages.
Authority. —Condie-Stephens (about 1895).
Epitome .—A difficult mule track. The Yaki Tut Pass,
stage 2, has an elevation of 4,466 feet. Water sufficient for
small detachments only. Supplies nil, except in very limited
quantities at Zurabad. Plenty of fuel.
Water .—For small detachments only.
FW.—Ample. _ _
Supplies. — Nil, except in very limited quantities at Zurabad.
No. of stage
and total
distance.
Details.
1 ENTRANCE OF 14 m. NW. along foot of hills
YAKl TUT PASS. where road enters
14 mountains. There
is a small camping ground of 200 or 300 acres, with spring and
good forage. From this point two roads diverge, one through
the Istui Pass ; the other through the Yaki Tut. Former is
from 10 to 60 yards wide, but is impracticable for wheels. The
Yaki Tut is a mere raiding route.
2 A SPRING .. 17 m. For first 3 miles ascent
of the Yaki Tut pass
31 is easy. After that
it becomes steeper, while defile narrows. Summit (4,466 feet) is
mcM at 9 b
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The volume is a Government of India official publication entitled Routes in Persia. (Volume I.) (Khorasan and Sistan.) General Staff India 1928 (Calcutta, Government of India Press, 1928).
The volume contains details of land routes. The information given for each route comprises:
- number of route;
- place names forming starting point and destination of route;
- authority and date;
- number of stage;
- names of stages;
- distance in miles (intermediate and total);
- remarks (including precise details of the route, general geographical information, and information on smaller settlements, local peoples, religious affiliations, condition of roads, access to water, supplies of wood, and other routes).
The volume also contains a map entitled Index Map to Routes in Persia Vol. I ., which shows a region of northern and eastern Persia, indicating routes described in the volume, cities, towns, roads, tracks and paths. The map was printed by the Simla Drawing Office, Survey of India, and includes a printing statement which reads 'S.D.O.S.I. No 5376. June 28.'.
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- 1 volume (264 folios)
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The volume includes a glossary (folios 246-250) and an index (folios 251-263), and provides a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 265).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 266; 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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