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===Historical books online===
:Also see [[Gazetteers#Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia|Gazetteers - Persian Gulf, Oman And Central Arabia]]
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/JQU5IHNH6UGILO5L3VB662KPJHNTRGDF ''A new account of East-India and Persia : : in eight letters being nine years travels, begun 1672 and finished 1681''] by John Fryer 1698 London. Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=e3EfDIAlSCsC&pg=PR3 ''Travels from India to England, comprehending a visit to the Burman Empire and a journey through Persia, Asia Minor, European Turkey etc in the year 1825-26''] by James Edward Alexander, Lieut, late HM’s 13th Light Dragoons. 1827 Google Books
**With an Appendix [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=e3EfDIAlSCsC&pg=PA269 "Summary of the causes and events of the existing War between Russia and Persia 1826-27"] , page 269
*[https://archive.org/details/anhistoricaland00frasgoog ''An historical and descriptive account of Persia, from the earliest ages to the present time; with a detailed view of its resources, government, population, natural history, and the character of its inhabitants, particularly of the wandering tribes; including a description of Afghanistan and Beloochistan''] by James B Fraser 1834 Archive.org
*''Travels into Bokhara; being the account of a journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; also, Narrative of a voyage on the Indus, from the sea to Lahore, with presents from the king of Great Britain; performed under the orders of the supreme government of India, in the years 1831, 1832, and 1833'' by Lieutenant Alexander Burnes 1834 [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha01burnuoft Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha02burnuoft Volume II], [https://archive.org/details/travelsintobokha03burnuoft Volume III] Archive.org
*''Journey to the North of India: Overland from England, Through Russia, Persia, and Affghaunistan'' by Lieut. Arthur Conolly 1834. 2nd edition revised 1838 [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=htUWAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume I 1834], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=wyEj7vl0uDIC&pg=PR1 Volume II 1834]; [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=sk7zBYBjW9sC&pg=PR4 Volume I, 1838], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=D74oAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume II 1838] Google Books
**[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=-UY9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''No XLIX New Series: A History: Arabia Felix Or Yemen, From The Commencement Of The Christian Era To The Present Time; Including An Account Of The British Settlement Of Aden''] 1859
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5TkBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 ''From Bombay to Bushire, and Bussora; including an Account of the Present State of Persia and Notes on the Persian War''] by William Ashton Shepherd 1857 Google Books
*[httphttps://hdlarchive.handle.netorg/2027details/coo1.ark:/13960/t8nc6j17d?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 cu31924015505328 ''Central Asia Part IV: A contribution towards the better knowledge of the topography, ethnology, resources, & history of Persia complied (for political and military reference)''] by C.M. MacGregor. 1871 Hathi Trust Digital Library1871Archive.org. :[http://www.newqdl.dli.ernet.inqa/en/handlearchive/201581055/83455 vdc_100023557353.0x000001 ''Central Asia . Part IvV. A contribution towards the better knowledge of the History, Ethnography, Topography, and resources of part of Asiatic Turkey and Caucasia''] Pdf downloadcompiled by Lieutenant-Colonel C M Macgregor 1872. Qatar Digital Library.*[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023517327.0x000001 ''Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars''] by Major and Bt. Lieut-Col. Mark S. Bell, V.C., R.E. 1885. Qatar Digital Library , ref: V 8685. Prepared in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General's Department in India. *''Routes''. Compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter-Master General's Department in India.**[http://archive.org/stream/routesinpersia00brangoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''Routes in Persia''] Compiled in the Intelligence Branch of the Quarter Master General’s Department in India 1887 Archive.org. A preliminary volume, based in part on ''Routes for Asia, Section IV'' by Macgregor***[http://archive.org/stream/routesinpersia00brangoog#page/n732/mode/2up "Telegraph Routes in Persia"], page 707**[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x000111 ''Routes in Persia, Section I''] 1898. Chiefly compiled by Captain E F H McSwiney. Qatar Digital Library.**[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x000112 ''Routes in Persia. Section II'']. Compiled by Captain J. Vans Agnew, 3rd Madras Lancers 1895. Qatar Digital Library.**[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000001491.0x000114 ''Routes in Persia. Section III''] 1898. Compiled under the superintendence of Captain E F H McSwiney. Qatar Digital Library.**[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000239.0x0001d4 ''Routes in Arabia''] 1915. Qatar Digital Library. From British Library IOR/L/MIL/17/16/3. This volume contains descriptions of the 'more important of the known routes in Arabia proper'. Produced by the General Staff in Simla, India.
*Parliamentary Papers
**[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=S_khAQAAMAAJ&pg=PP5 <nowiki>[</nowiki>''Foreign Office:<nowiki>]</nowiki> Correspondence relating to Persia and Affghanistan''] 1839 (524 pages) [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=S_khAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR1 Contents] Google Books
:[https://archive.org/details/politicalfrontie00holdiala ''Political Frontiers and Boundary Making''] by Col. Sir Thomas H Holdich 1916
:[https://archive.org/details/jstor-207410 "Between the Tigris and the Indus"] by Colonel Sir Thomas H Holdich ''The Geographical Review Volume IV September 1, 1917'' Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/penetrationofa00hoga ''The Penetration of Arabia: a record of the development of Western knowledge concerning the Arabian Peninsula''] (with illustrations from drawings, photographs, and maps by J. G. Bartholomew) by David George Hogarth 1904 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/bymountainlakepl00kennrich ''By Mountain, Lake and Plain : being a Sketch of Sport in Eastern Persia''] by Major R L Kennion 1911. Archive.org. In 1907 the author was appointed Consul for the Districts of Seistan and Kain in Iran. He had previously served in Kashmir, Gilgit and Leh, with the Indian Foreign and Political Department.
*[https://archive.org/details/persialandofmagi00nwee ''Persia the land of the magi, or, The home of the wise men; an historical and descriptive account of Persia from the earliest ages to the present time; with a detailed view of its people, their manners, ... including Afghanistan and Beloochistan''] by Samuel K Nweeya 1913 Archive.org
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/208590 ''Old Routes Of Western Iran''] by Sir Aurel Stein 1940. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/br00itishacademytrbritrich ''The British Academy transliteration of Arabic and Persian. Report of the Committee appointed to draw up a practical scheme for the transliteration into English of words and names belonging to the languages of the Nearer East''] 1917 Archive.org
