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‘M.T. Routes in Persia. Volume 1 – Main Routes. 1942’ [237r] (478/498)
The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 1942. 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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M. T. ROUTE No. XIV--SECTION E.
HAIDERABAD (1 G/B. 90) to MIANDOAB (1 L/H. 59)
via MAHABAD (SAUJ BULAGH) (1 H/H. 27).
Distance —67g miles.
Number of stages. —4.
Date of compilation .—December 1941.
Reference sheets .—1 G, 1-H, 1-L.
Authorities—M. A. Tehran 1933. Intelligence Reports 1941.
Note.— This route forms a useful link with Route II.
GENERAL REPORT.
1. Classification. —B. 1.
2. Surface and Grading. —The road is not soled and only
roughly metalled, but is passable by heavy M. T. in all weathers.
There are no steep gradients, but hair-pin bends are frequent
These however can be negotiated by 3 ton lorries.
3. Adjacent Cownfrv.—Marshy olain and low, arid, scrub-
covered hills between HAIDERABAD and MAHABAD ; ’ moun"
tain, moor, and marshy plain between MAHABAD and MIAN
DOAB.
4. Climatic Effects. —Rainfall between December and April
is apt to make the marshy plains very swampy ; snow sometimes
closes the road between MAHABAD and MIANDOAB. Chains
are advisable for both contingencies.
5. Exceptional Features :—
(a) Rivers.—The GEDAR CHAI and TATAVI CHAI
are the only rivers of any importance. They are
both adequately bridged ; alternative crossings
would be difficult.
(b) Passes. —High moorland beyond MAHABAD.
Gradients on MAHABAD side are severe.
(c) Fords.—Several Irish bridges which are liable to be
blocked by stones and mud during spates.
6. Repair Facilities. —Road metal plentiful except in the
SULDUZ and MIANDOAB plains.
7. Supply Facilities :—
(a) Camping grounds. —Plentiful; but very little shade
or cover from air.
(b) Water. —Plentiful.
(c) Supplies. —Plentiful in SULDUZ plain after harvest,
at MAHABAD and MIANDOAB. Sheep and
goats available in summer in large quantities.
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The volume details motor transport (‘M.T.’) routes in Persia [Iran]. The volume, which is numbered I, covers the main routes in Persia, and was produced by the General Staff, India. It was printed by M Abdul Hameed Khan, Manager of the Feroz Printing Works, Lahore, in 1942. An introduction (folio 3) states that the volume has been updated on the basis of reports received in the wake of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia in August 1941.
The volume comprises details of sixty-five routes, listed on the contents page, between various towns and cities in Persia. Details given for each route include:
- an overview (distance, number of stages, references to maps);
- a general report (classification of route, surface and grading, character of adjacent country, climatic effects, exceptional features, repair and supply facilities, water, fuel, fodder and grazing supplies);
- a detailed report (villages and other landmarks encountered, road classifications, distances).
A handwritten annotation on folio 5 (author unknown) states that ‘distances are somewhat overestimated throughout this report.’ The volume includes a map in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folio 246).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (245 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents list (f 4) and index (ff 240-245) reference the volume’s original pagination.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 247; 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 file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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