A geological map of Persia [Iran]. Rock types are indicated on the map with different patterns. Salt plugs in southern Persia are indicated by black dots. The map also indicates the Great Kavir [Dasht-e Kavir] and Dasht-i-Lut [Dasht-e Lut] deserts. Other kavirs [deserts] are marked with a ‘K’ in...
A map displaying rivers and drainage basins in Persia [Iran] and surrounding countries. Primary watersheds are indicated with solid black lines, with thinner or broken lines indicating smaller watersheds. The direction and strength of river discharges are indicated by arrows. International borde...
A map of Persia [Iran] showing the areas covered in maps contained in the Geographical Handbook. The areas are delineated in blue and marked with the letters A to L. A key directs readers to the corresponding pages of the handbook. Black lines indicate the boundaries of geographical regions as...
A map of the Caspian Sea coast and the Elburz mountain range in north-west Persia [Iran]. Areas of elevation over 5000 feet above sea level are coloured in brown; areas over 10000 feet above sea level are coloured in dark brown. The elevation of various towns and mountains is also indicated in f...
A map of northern Khurasan [Khorasan] in north-east Persia [Iran], with parts of Afghanistan and the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic [Turkmenistan] along the Hari Rud river. Areas of elevation over 5000 feet above sea level are coloured in brown; areas over 10000 feet above sea level are colo...
A map of the Zagros mountain range and Khuzistan [Khuzestan] province in western Persia [Iran], with part of Iraq and Kuwait. Mountain trends are indicated by red lines. Watersheds are indicated by dashed lines. The map also indicates hydrology, major towns, roads, and railways. The Iraqi border ...
‘FIG. 15. South-eastern Zagros with Niriz [Neyriz] and Shiraz basins.’
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A map of the Zagros mountain range in southern Persia [Iran]. Watersheds are indicated by dashed lines. Mountain trends are indicated in red. Some archaeological sites are indicated in Gothic typescript. The map also indicates hydrology, major towns, roads and railways.
‘FIG. 20. Persian Makran, Jaz Murian basin, and Sarhad.’
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A map of southeastern Persia [Iran] with parts of British India and Afghanistan. Areas over 5000 feet above sea level are hashed. Hills in the Makran region are hashed in red. The map also indicates major towns, hydrology, and deserts. Administrative boundaries in Persia are indicated by dashed l...
A map displaying ethnic and tribal groups in Persia [Iran]. Some tribal boundaries are indicated by dashed lines. The winter and summer quarters of some nomadic groups are indicated by ‘W’ and ‘S’. The map also indicates major towns and international boundaries.
A map displaying communications in Persia [Iran] and some areas of neighbouring countries. Main roads are indicated in red. Railways are indicated in black, with different line patterns indicating completed, under construction, and projected railway lines. Navigable waterways are indicated by dou...