چکیده:
Manuscript No. 705 of the Malek National Library and Museum is a treatise titled Geography of Persian and Arab Iraq, authored by Mohammad Mirza Muhandis (date of writing: 1301 and 1302 AH/1884-1885 CE), a grandson of Fath Ali Shah Qajar. During the reign of Naser al-Din Shah, he worked as an engineer and cartographer, undertook multiple journeys, and produced numerous writings, including journals written for government officials. The present article is a report on the content of the aforementioned treatise, which spans over 400 pages. The research aims to inform researchers in the fields of Iranology, Iraqology, and the history of holy sites about the significance of this manuscript and to facilitate its critical editing and publication. This treatise is written in the form of a travelogue from Tehran to the Holy Shrines in Iraq and contains valuable geographical and historical information about Iran during the Naseri era. The author recorded observations during his travels, including: Mountains, rivers, and the climate of different regions. Tombs and pilgrimage sites, caravanserais and water reservoirs, bridges and ice houses. Historical information about ancient sites. Products of each city, latitude and longitude of the cities, and distances between cities and stops. Descriptions of the holy shrines in Iran and Iraq (then Ottoman Iraq). Considering published works, it appears that this treatise has not been studied until now. In the current research, mainly the section on the geography of Iran has been analyzed, while the section concerning the geography of Iraq and the description of the shrines of the Imams in the Holy Shrines in Iraq requires a separate article.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Description of Mohammad Mirza Mohendis of the Geography of Iran in the Manuscript "Geography of Iraq 'Ajam and Arab" Mohammad Javad Mohammad Hosseini) Abstract Abstract Manuscript number 705 of the National Library and Museum of the ملک, is a treatise entitled "Geography of Iraq 'Ajam and Arab", authored by Mohammad Mirza Mohendis (date of writing the treatise: 1301 and 1302 AH), grandson of Fathali Shah Qajar, who was engaged in engineering and mapping during the reign of Nasser al-Din Shah, traveled extensively and also had numerous writings, including newspapers that he wrote for government officials.
This treatise is written in the form of a travelogue from Tehran to the Holy Shrines and contains valuable geographical and historical information about Iran in the Nasserian era; mountains, rivers, climate of different regions, tombs and shrines, caravanserais and cisterns, bridges and ice houses, historical information about ancient places, products of each city, longitude and latitude of cities, distances between cities and residences from each other, and a description of the holy shrines in Iran and Iraq (Ottoman of that day) are all points that the author recorded while traveling through different regions.
On the first page of the treatise, the author wrote: Since this servant has come from the capital, Tehran, to visit the fifth of the Ahl al-Bayt, he has passed through Iraqi Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Arab Iraq, and initially provided a summary of the water, soil, kings, and former rulers of those places, and then will begin to explain the customary stages of the road, God willing, in a comprehensive book that he intends to write later, where the details will be presented and written.
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