'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [‎206r] (416/1278)

Site and landing
plabe.
Where supplies (c/.
Resources).
Roads into and out of
camp.
Halileh
(South).
I mile south-east
of Halileh 200
yards from the
sea.
The villagers use this
tank water for them
selves, and at present
there is sufficient for 2
cavalrv brigades for a
month if watered from
troughs.
Halileh has some supplies
including 400—500
sheep and goats.
There are 5 wells of fairly
sweet water, on the sea
shore, which always
contain water.
(2) Along the top of the
ridge at first only a path
but known as the “ Fa
il ine Road ” on the
high ground passable
for all arms leading to
Ahmadi.
No roads, only a path
leading to Halileh.
Soil and space
for camp.
Space .—Roughly
1,000 yards I
by 500 yards
and could be
extended with
adva n t a g e
further north
along the
shore. Date
palms give
shade.
Very sandy soil,
and practi
cally level;
shade of a few
date palms.
Space for two
brigades.
Dcfensibility.
The camp could
be defended
easily by hold
ing a line east
and w est
across the
p e n i n s u la
about 2J miles
to the north.
belonging to Mai ]J , house consists of two big
has accommodation £or godoW ns and outhouses,
courtyards. In outer ^ for stables; but which could
at present u^ed by the cayauy V difficulty. In the centre of
be made into fh“ad a billiaMroom, etc., and was
the outer court is a Ihvanu ard are t h e main buildings,
occupied by the 7ytn in ? d v large mess upstairs,
consisting.of six good cfficers q ^ places available as water
with two other fair rooms m ^rets and two^p ^ outer veran _
closets. Below are similar ^ b ^ the 79th sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. (250).
dah. The bwer queers we ,1^ , ^ ^ oppos i te side of the
court, ^ ™ Cd by the 39th below, vuth hospital and native officers
above. There are also numerous godowns at the back.
A tram hue from the Customs wharf (about 6 ^eslwould be essential,
unless a break water and pier were built at Rishahr
(For Administration see Bushire town.) . fi
Communications.— Roads.— The^ only ro^. m ^e^ula ^i ^
vehicles is one f ’ ™ le * , h r n0 ot h e r roads^ but there is a net-work
ordinary sense of the term there are no^ot^ ^ ^ flom 6 feet to
of rough “d “ecasion y V tr y a ^ c y T he soil is everywhere
ffndy and bable to Jut u? under much traffic. The whole country is
very open and troops could move anywhere without difficulty.
^ • r i reached by boats, disembarkation taking
days dur ing the winter season.