'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎224] (243/466)

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R oute N o. 1 — contd.
From Muhammerah to Tehran, fyc. —contd.
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D istaitces in
miles.
Numbe
Stage
Time.
Names of towns, villages, &c.
Interme
diate.
Total.
Eemarka.
The villages of this district, known by the name of Silakhor, are the first met with in num.
hers to the north of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The tents of the Iliyats are to the north rarely
seen. The valley is bordered on either hand by hills similar _ to those crossed, those to
the east being less in height by 200' to 300'; those to west are still snow-toppped. The river
Diz traverses it in a south-easterly direction for 13 miles, where, joined by the Kemendab,
it turns to the south and breaks through the hills at the Tang-i-Bahrein, whence a Bakh-
tiari road via Lanjour leads by 7 stages to Shiistar [seepage 356),
The road from Zaghe by draining and zigzagging is capable of being made fit for carts;
the undulations and hills crossed are rounded, and their slopes moderate and not exceeding
20°. The stretches over clay require to be ditched and raised. The chief difficulties arose
from snow water flowing down the hill sides.
19
a.m.
5-45
23rd April 1884.
C hulanch^lan ... ... 375 General direction down valley 140°.
General direction up valley to Zonimi
325°.
Barometer 25'05" j thermometer 46°.
The valley here resembles a wheat-field
without hedges or trees. To the south, along the line of the river, 1 to 2 miles distant, vil
lages occur at intervals of | mile to 1 mile. The majority are built on the left bank of the
river as a protection against the raids of the Lurs inlrabiting the hills. Several, however, are
built at the foot of the hills, on the small streams issuing from them.
The road, 15' broad, is a good fine weather road ; after rain it would cut up and become
swampy ; soil, clay or gravel; it is not raised.
7-15
7-45
oovers it.
I m A mz A d A W ieian ... ... ... Tillage, size 400' by 400'; houses of
mud, in bad repair. Crosses a small
stream.
The valley narrows in width to 3 to 4
miles ; cultivation ceases and a low grass
The ground here is suitable for camping ; soil, gravelly.
Crosses a small stream.
8-5
8-2
8-35
8-40
9-30
9-40
zaedgletjn
375
Eoad 20' wide ; surface hard ,• good graz
ing on the low hills. Wheat again cul
tivated ; soil clay.
Small village to the eastward, 1,000
yards distant, at the foot of the hills; to
the westward, under the hills 3 miles dis
tant, villages occur at 1 mile intervals.
Small village to the eastward and tents;
soil gravelly. • j jr
Small village ; the road now skirts the
foot of the eastern hills.
Small village J mile to eastward; two
small villages f mile to westward^ ^
Crosses a shallow stream, the Ab -i-Buru-
jird or Tehij stream, spreading out to a
width of 100 yards, and skirts its lei
bank; bottom sandy.