Persia / [prepared ... under the direction of K. Mason].

  • Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division
Date:
1945
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Credit: Persia / [prepared ... under the direction of K. Mason]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Route [6]. Jura (U.S.S.R. Frontier)-Zanwan (Indian Frontier) ; I Distances in miles Eisele (0) Julfa. (42) Marand. (82) Tabriz. (167) Mianeh. (282) Zenjan. (370) Takistan. (392) Kazvin. (485) Tehran. (577) Qum. (633) Dalijan. (750) Isfahan. (853) Nain. (954) Yezd. (1,176) Kirman. (1,277) Bam. (1,375) Nasratabad-Sipi. (1,428) Zahidan. Route [7]. AsTara—-MersHep—Herat (Afghanistan) Distances in miles SEES) (0) Astara. (117) Resht. (199) Shahsawar. (240) Nau Shahr. (299) Amul. (327) Babul. (431) Bandar Shah. (455) Gurgan. (607) Jajarm. (709) Bujnurd. (803) Quchan. (886) Meshed. (c. 993) Turbat-i-Shaikh Jam. (c. 1,050) Islam Kala. (c. 1,125) Herat. This is the Caspian coastal road. Details of the exact alinement between Astara and Pahlevi are not known, though it is believed to keep along the coast the whole way, nor are they known between Jajarm and Bujnurd; these sections have not therefore been shown on figs. 11 and 12. Between Astara and Pahlevi the road is fit for motors only in fine weather; from Pahlevi to Gurgan it is reported good at all seasons; beyond Gurgan no recent details are available. (C) Roads across the Elburz Route [8]. ‘Tapriz—ASTARA Fig. Distances in miles (Fig. 13) (0) Tabriz. (23) Shibli. (80) Sarab. (128) Ardebil. (168?) Astara. Route [9]. KazvIN-RESHT Mie ale The Manjil Road (Fig. 11) Distances in miles (0) Kazvin. (44) Mulla Ali. (67) Manjil. (71) Rudbar. (119) Resht. This road crosses the Shah Rud about mile 52 and the Safid Rud at mile 68. It is the easiest of the Elburz crossings, and seldom interrupted. Route [10]. TEHRAN—CHALUS-NAU SHAHR The Chalus Road (Fig. 11) Distances in miles (o) Tehran. (28) Karaj. (114) Chalus. (120) Nau Shahr. The Caspian watershed is crossed at the Kandavan pass, the crest being pierced by a tunnel more than a mile long. The highest point in the tunnel 1 Road alinements have not been shown on figs. 13, 14 and 20 to avoid obscur- ing other detail.