"الطرق في بلاد فارس. القسم III" [و‎‎٣‎٥‎٣] (٧٣٩/٧١٠)

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No. 347—
Zindjan to Sakiz, viaNmiralad Sail I.
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finiUBKS,
a few patches of poor wheat
and Weeds, witli
here and there.
2f —On the light, hidden in a hollow
village Alus, about 60 houses and a few garden^'
and on a mound close hy the ruins of whit looks
like a cattle. At an angle 260° from here on
pillar 1 th ]? llow , is a Prominent stone
£1 V, i J ^"th-east and south, country
very broken by r.dges of barren-look ng hills^
To the east-north-east is a high peak. There are
signs of volcanic action. Rocks are mostly sand!
iikel'uUSitf^ COlOUr SpeCkled With white '
3 if;r;/;- Foll °:: ^ valley, tl,e river being on
the left. On other side of river, village Arkavin
antation of trees here. Eiver-bed about loo
yaids wide and sandy, but at present (July) little
water. On both banks there is a small amount of
cultivation of wheat and rice.
5 Sr ^d p . athway from sma11 Tai,e y on "gtt
5| W S -Gross l arg e dry river-bed coming from
the right. All the way along the river on both
sides are ravines with streams (now dry) flowing
into the river which would make this route
almost impassable after heavy rain. The hills on
nght are lower and more rounded than those on
Jeft. The latter are quite barren, the strata of
ridges g perperidicular ' stick ^g "P in sharp
5| hours.'—To left of road round stone tower
Mosquitoes and sandflies very bad. Eclipse of the
moon plainly visible here. The banks of the
river are lined with tamarisk bushes and the un-
^ cultivated country around is all camel -thorn.
Start in the same direction, following down the
valley which soon begins to widen and the hills
become lower. The latter appear to be of mud
much serried by small watercourses without a
particle of vegetation.
1 ^ omj \~T o left front Yang-i-Kin, a strangling-
village of about 100 huts, a mud residence and
a few trees. The harvest now being reaped.
14 hours» Village now on our left on far side of
river. From here the road winds round to west-
south-west,
1| Ruins of mud residence to left of road.
River takes a bend here to the west. Cross it
soon after and on the other side follow down the