"الطرق في بلاد فارس. القسم III" [ظ‎‎٢‎٩‎٨] (٧٣٩/٦٠١)

538
No. 227.
T ehran to K armanshah, IImn a dan.
Aulhority — T aylor ; M aekham.
No.
D istances.
IN miles.
HEM ABES,
of
stage.
Names of stag-eg.
nferme-
diate.
Total.
1
j
K tjlma
1
18
18
Boad overrun by watercourses and extremely
muddy, through alluvial plain, with numerous
villages surrounded by gardens and poplar
trees, but scanty. General direction W. S. W.
Leaving Tehran by S. W. gate, road emerges
into a vast plain, suitable from its space, forage
and situation, for the eamping-ground of an
army, and superior in this respect to N. side of
the capital. For the first 4J miles the road
passes between numerous gardens with poplar
trees, crossing many watercourses. At 4J pass
a caravansarai on the right, and village of
Khaniabad, about half a mile off left, amongst
gardens. ^ Beyond, off right, a village ; and at 5
miles an imamzada among fine trees on right.
At 5J miles cross broad watercourse by bridge,
and pass walled garden on left. At 6 miles
cross dry bed of a stream, and pass village off
right of road. After this cross another small
stream, and at 8 miles pass ruins of a mud fort
and other buildings. After this pass walled
garden on left of road. Cross watercourse, and
at 9 miles pass a ruined imamzada and gardens
on right. At miles a line of kanats&\i&. water-
course cross road. A little further on pass walled
garden on lett; and at 10 miles pass small stream
rising at side of road, and cross deep nullah. At
11J miles pass extensive walled garden on left,
and another on the right. At 13|- miles cross deep
nullah, at bottom of which there is a small
stream; and at 14 miles pass through mud ruins.
At 15 miles ford a stream with village on left;
and at 16i miles ford another stream. Shortly
after this cross a watercourse, and pass a village
on left of road. A little further on come to
large brick kiln on left, and a caravansarai on
right. At 17i miles cross the river Karij # by
brick bridge in good repair. River about 30 yards
broad, deep and rapid. Cross a watercourse,
and soon after reach camping ground.
2
R obat kaeim ...
1
8
26
Road generally level with a few undulations,
over alluvial plain much intersected by water
courses, which overflow their banks, inundating
road, and creating deep muddy swamps. General
direction W. S. W. After half a mile road passes
high mass of mud ruins on left. Descends steep
N. bank of small stream; crosses it, and emerges
into grassy bottom on its S. bank. Here there is
♦ " or Karj, 3 *