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‘Military report on Persia Volume I 1930’ [18v] (41/154)
The record is made up of 1 volume (73 folios). It was created in 1920-1931. 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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j?oad, the only route fit for wheeled traffic that crosses this
range is that from Kuchan to Sabzawar.
East of the Sharifabad gap the range is continued to
the Afghan frontier by a rUgged tumbled mass of hills, the
eastern portion of which is known as the Firoz Kuh, which
divides the Kakhaf Rud from the Jam valleys. The moun
tains are barren, scorched and waterless and traversed only
by a few bridle tracks.
Jagdtai (Juviari) Mountains—Separate Sabzawar from
Bam Safiabad, a little known tract.
Kuh-i-Bahharz—This range divides the Jam from the
Rui Khaf valley.
The Kuh-i-Arqand is situated in the Zqrabad area,
south-east of Meshed. The Meshed valley is separated
from the plain of Turbat-i-Haidari by three rough, con
fused, and arid ranges running roughly east and west.
These are traversed by the motor road.
Between Turbat-i-Haidari in the north and Persian
Baluchistan in the south there are a series of minor ranges.
Chief among these are the Kuh-i-Muminabad, Kuh-i-
Baqaran, Kuh-i-Chehil Dukhtaran, Palangan Kuh, Kuh-i-
Kalat, and Kuh-i-Cazik. A few brackish springs will be
found here and there in the valleys. But for these springs
Meshed would be unapproachable by caravans from the
south.
( 2 ) Bivers.
The Atrek is the most important river in Khurasan.
From Chat-i-Atrek to Hasan Quli it forms the frontier.
Above the Sisab gap at the western extremity of the
BhirVan plain the river, except when in flood, is fordable in
many places, though there are some fords below the gap
which are occasionally used.
The ford at Sisab is passable for Infantry and Cavalry
but difficult for wheels. There is also a bridge which
appears to be above any except high flood level. This is
however kept in an indifferent state of repair. The ford
is almost opposite the centre of the village. From Sisab
to Mana the river runs in a narrow valley from i to 5
miles in breadth. It constitutes a considerable obstacle as
it is from 4 to 6 feet deep when not in flood and has a
strong current. It is easy to bridge almost anywhere as it
frequently narrows, but bridges, except in a few places,
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Military report on the Khurasan [Khurāsān] and Seistan [Sīstān] regions of Persia [Iran], with maps and illustrations. Produced by the General Staff, India, and published in Calcutta [Kolkata] by the Government of India Press, 1931. Marked for official use only.
The report includes chapters on:
- a history of Khurasan and Seistan
- the geography of Khurasan and Seistan (mountains, rivers, deserts, an alphabetical listing of towns) and climate (including assessments of the health risks associated with both regions)
- population (religion, tribes)
- resources (including crops, grazing, fuel, transport, and a note on horses and mules in Khurasan)
- armed forces (including a description of the Eastern Division of the Persian military, an Order of Battle, organisation, armaments, equipment, clothing, rations, training)
- aviation (detailing the organisation, personnel, equipment, aerodromes, etc., of the Persian Air Force)
- administration (municipal, police, justice, department of public instruction, revenue, roads and communications, census, post and telegraphs, sanitation)
- communications (railways, roads, types of motor transport in use, principal routes used by travellers from Meshed [Mashad] to Russian territory, telegraphs, telephones, wireless)
An appendix includes a veterinary note on conditions in Khurasan and Seistan. The volume also includes four colour plates illustrating different badges associated with Persian army and police officers, and a number of maps and diagrammatic maps.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (73 folios)
- Arrangement
A contents page at the front of the volume (f 6) and index at the rear (ff 64-66) both reference the volume’s original printed pagination.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 75; 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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