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'GAZETTEER OF PERSIA. VOL. III. PART I: A to K' [492r] (988/1278)
The record is made up of 1 volume (635 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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KAL—KAL
KALEH HUSAINEH— Lat. Long. El^v.
A small deserted fort on the caravan route from Isfahan to Shushtar,
passed 18 miles from Shushtar.
[Report of a Journey through the Bakhtldrl Country to Shushtar.\
KALEH-I-AGHA (1)—Lat. Long. Elev. 6,800'.
A village in upper Linjan, on the 3rd stage from Isfahan (80 miles) by
the Bakhtiari caravan road. It is hidden away about | of a mile to the
north of the road on the banks of a deep ndld, or ravine, near the foot of
the Gardan-i-Rukh. It is recommended as a manzil, if found convenient,
as there is excellent accommodation for man and beast. The hdld khdneh
attached to the
caravanserai
A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers).
is favoured occasionally by Europeans desir
ing a change from Isfahan. Supplies of all kinds are obtainable, ajid the
water is excellent.— (Arbuthnot, 1905.)
KALEH-I-AGHA (2)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A village and fort in the pass of Kirman, 109 miles west of Kirman. It
was once considered a strong place, and made a stout resistance against
the army of Agha Muhammad Khan when he passed it on his way to besiege
Kirman. The fort has been since repaired, and there is a tolerable bazar
in which all kinds of supplies requisite for a traveller are to be had
— (Pottinger.)
KALEH-I-A’LA— Lat. Long. Elev.
A small mud fort in Khuzistan, near the Ab-i-A’la branch of the Jarrahit,
the residence of the chief of the Bahmai tribe.— (Layard.)
KALEH-I-ARU— Lat. 30° 31' N. ; Long. 50° 52' E.; Elev.
A fort in the Behbehan province of Ears, north of the Kuh-i-Behbehan
and some 18 miles up the Khairabad river from Khairabad (3) village.
’Abbas Qull Khan, who (1903) rules the village of Lishtar, resides here.
deBode states it to be the residence of the chief of the Bu Rahmat
branch of the Kuhgalu tribe, but it is not known whether these two
correspond.— {deBode — Hopkins, 1903.)
KALEH-I-BANDAR (1)— Lat. 31° 51' N. ; Long. 48° 39' E. ; Elev.
A village in Khuzistan, on the right bank of the Dizful river, about 25
miles above its junction with the Karun. At this point there is a large island
in the centre of the river, both branches of which are traversed by a ledge
of rocks. In the right branch there is an opening in the ledge of sufficient
size to admit of the passage of a steamer. The current here runs at the
rate of about 6 miles an hour notwithstanding which Lieutenant Selby
took the Assyria through with perfect ease, and ascended the river for
some distance beyond it.
Robertson says the Diz is not navigable beyond this point.— [Selby
Layard).
KALEH-I-BANDAR (2)—Lat. Long. Elev.
A very deep well in Ears, situated on a hill east of Shiraz, above the tomb
of Sa’di. It is popularly supposed to be bottomless, and is said to have
been the receptacle for faithless wives.— (Dammd.)
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The item is Volume III, Part I: A to K of the four-volume Gazetteer of Persia (Provisional Edition, 1917, reprinted 1924).
The volume comprises that portion of south-western Persia, which is bounded on the west by the Turco-Persian frontier; on the north and east by a line drawn through the towns of Khaniqin [Khanikin], Isfahan, Yazd, Kirman, and Bandar Abbas; and on the south by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The gazetteer includes entries on towns, villages, districts, provinces, tribes, forts, dams, shrines, coastal features, islands, rivers, streams, lakes, mountains, passes, and camping grounds. Entries include information on history, geography, climate, population, ethnography, administration, water supply, communications, caravanserais, trade, produce, and agriculture.
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 includes an Index Map of Gazetteer and Routes in Persia (folio 636), showing the whole of Persia with portions of adjacent countries, and indicating the extents of coverage of each volume of the Gazetteer and Routes of Persia , administrative regions and boundaries, hydrology, and major cities and towns.
Printed at the Government of India Press, Simla, 1924.
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- 1 volume (635 folios)
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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 637; 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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