"النقل الآلي الطرق في بلاد فارس. المجلد ١ - الطرق الرئيسية. ١٩٤٢" [ظ‎‎٢‎٠] (٤٩٨/٤٥)

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Route I—Section C—contd.
Miles.
Classification Inter. Total.
(i) Camping Ground. —On either side of the
road—unlimited space—sandy soil—
entrances and exits easy—M.T. can
park on site—cover from air, nil.
(ii) Water —From wells on roadside—good
and sufficient for two brigades.
(iii) Fuel. —Scarce.
(iv) Fodder. —Plentiful.
(v) Supplies. —Plentiful.
(vi) Petrol and oil—500 gallons and 20
gallons
(vii) Special sanitary measures. —Nil.
(viii) Collection of supplies.—About 100
donkeys and carts available to collect
from the very fertile plain.
From this point onward till the gardens
and orchards of KAZVIN are reached
the road traverses the almost feature
less but fertile SIYAH DEHAN plain.
For half the distance a dry weather
unmetalled track fit for M T. runs
parallel to the road at a few yards
distance.
B. 1 7 394£ KAHAK.—10 huts and an irrigation
•• ■ • . . -V channel. .-
B. 1 3f 398^ Village 1 mile left.
B. 1‘ 7 4054 Small village. Road Department house -
' * * " and irrigation channel crossed by culvert
Br-l • • 34 4084 End of bare plain—start .of gardens and _
orchards.
B, 1 If 4104--Road junction—Route XII. (to.RESHT)^
— .. takes-off to left.
B. 1
4 4104 KAZVIN.—P. O., T. O., Tel. O Popu-
- .. . .. . lation.. about 50,000. No jnilitary garr
rison. Seat of Governor of Province of ’
that name. A large and straggling town
with fair bazars—a great centre Jor ^
fruit, especially grapes and vegetables.
There are two good hotels and a few
•• smaller, ones. The town contains soap,
match, and other factories. In addition
to the landing ground marked on the
map, the Russians were reported (Oct.
>-1941). to be using one S. E. of the town,
south of the railway.