"تقرير عسكري عن جنوب غرب بلاد فارس، بما في ذلك أقاليم خوزستان (عربستان)، لورستان، وجزء من فارس" [و‎‎٩‎٢] (٤٧٠/١٨٨)

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Route No. 1— contd.
From Muhammerah io Tehran, fyc. —contd.
Distances in
MILES.
Time.
Names of towns, villages, &c.
Kemarks.
Interme
diate.
| Total.
A. M.
12
Excellent wheat cultivated.
p.m.
1-45
...
...
Crosses a small irrigation channel.
Country now well irrigated.
2-15
Suheib-ul-Ncbbie...
...
Passes 400"; yards off a white tower
known as the Suheib-ul-Nubbie.
2-35
Khoid-Buleh
Strikes the river and pass through the
small mud village of Khoid-Buleh ;
ground well irrigated; fields of poppy,
onions, wheat, &c., here.
3-5
Bunak
Passes the small village of Bunar ;
houses of thatch.
3-25
Excellent wheat growing; the river
600 yards distant to the east.
3-35
...
Crosses a small canal and passes to the
eastward of several towers.
4
Landing stages ...
•••
A few landing stages on the river bank
laden boats here generally discharge car
go for Shtistar ; goods are taken on hence
by donkeys or mules ; generally the former; donkeys carry compact loads of 200 lbs. weight.
Three boats were seen lying here, each of about 25 to 30 tons burden.
A small and poor village.
A large walled enclosure on the right
bank of the river. Boats are said not to
be able to pass up-stream beyond this
point on account of the band.
Through a cutting, 10' broad and deep,
ascends over undulations, giving a double
line of defence, about 400 yards apart, facing south. These undulations stretch westward,
cross the Ab-i-Buzurg-i-Shustnr, forming: a natural band across it 7 miles below Shustar, and
strike the Ab-i-Dizful at Kal’a Bandar, there also obstructing the river bed. Their slopes
are gentle (seepage 348).
4-15
Shilili
...
4-30
Mahi-Bazan
...
...
5
Through a cutting, 600 yards long,
15’ to 20' wide, 5' to 12' deep, descends
into the plain fronting Shustar, and slop
ing up gently towards it.
Clear of the line of undulations ; the
plain grows good wheat, and is well irri
gated. Lines of round towers are scat
tered over the fields as points of observa
tion, and are said to be used by the inhabitants for defence against raids in troublous times.
Numerous ravines running towards the river, here flowing in a bed 30' to 50' deep, cut up
the country; soil clay. Numerous ruined mud walls, &c., give the country a rough appear
ance and afford cover.
5-6
5-15