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'General information on Persia for any future edition, 1895' [73r] (136/211)
The record is made up of 1 volume (109 folios). It was created in c 1892-1895. 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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The expenses of my journey, amounting to 30/. 7s. le/., I have passed in my
account current for the quarter ended the 31st March, 1891.
I have, &c.
(Signed) THOS. S. JAGO.
Inclosure in No. 42.
Report on the Vilayet of Adana.
Boundaries .—The Vilayet of Adana, chief town of the same name, one of the
smallest provinces of Asiatic Turkey, is hounded on the north by the Vilayets of
Koniah and Sivas; on the south by the Mediterranean Sea; on the east by the
Vilayets of Aleppo and Angora; and on the west by that of Koniah.
Area .—Its area is estimated at 30,000 square miles.
Subdivisions .—It is divided into five sandjaks, viz., Adana, Itchyel, Kozan, and
Jebel Bereket, each governed, with the exception of Adana, which is the seat of the
Governor-Genera], by a Mutessarif or Governor. These five sandjaks are again sub
divided into nineteen cazas, each governed, with the exception of those where the
Mutessarifs reside, by a Kaimakam or Sub-Governor.
The names of the above subdivisions, with their populations, are as follows:—
Name of Sandjak.
Number
of
Cazas.
Names of Cazas.
Population.
Total
Population.
Official
Residence of
Kai'inakam.
Moslem.
Christian.
Adana ..
2
Adana
58,049
12,616
70,665
Kara Hissarlu ..
10,387
19
10,406
Tchitchely.
Mersina
1
Mersina
20,161
1,415
21,576
Tarsous
1
Tarsous
38,037
2,284
38,121
Itchyel.. ..
5
Selefki
23,828
1,032
24,860
Selefki.
Armanak
24,032
59
24,091
Gulnar
16,303
272
16,575
Moot .. ..
11,972
31
12,003
Anamour
22,557
330
22,887
Kozan . .
4
Cis
18,338
2,185
20,523
Cis.
Hadjeen
13,026
11,031
24,057
Fekki.. ..
9,796
3,123
9,919
Kars ..
14,109
720
14,829
Bazar.
J ebel Bereket
6
Islahieh
8,355
293
8,648
Osmanie
7,764
100
7,864
Yarpuz
3,020
357
3,377
Khassa
7,080
595
7,675
Pyass..
13,207
3,623
16,830
Boulanik ..
8,747
2,317
8,964
Bagtcheh.
19
328,769
42,402
371,171
Population. —The total population, as given by the Saluamd, or official handbook
of the province, of March 1890, is 384,365, viz., 201,730 males and 172,635 females,
but the addition of the items given in the preceding Table only arrives at 371,171,
showing a discrepancy of over 13,000. Admiral Woods, of the Turkish navy, in a
Table of the populations of Asia Minor, recently published by him, gives the popula
tion of the Vilayet of Adana as 378,698, divided into the following sects
Moslems
Christians—
Armenians
Greeks ..
Protestants
Catholics..
Syrians ..
Jews
Europeans
336,914
31,876
5,847
2,150
1,401
97
3
410
Total
41,784
378,698
The Christian element given by official Beturns is, however, considered by all to
be understated. The total population may therefore be said to be something under
400,000, of which about 11 per cent, are Christians.
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This volume consists of an envelope of notes and printed papers that make up some ancillary materials collected by George Curzon at the time of the publication of his book, Persia and the Persian Question . The notes consist of official correspondence on Persia from the British Government, archaeological surveys, and more recent published material on the trade and regional affairs of Persia, particularly the ports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and its trade with India. The papers were originally kept in a large envelope, which is found at the back of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 111; 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.
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