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R oute N o. 4 — contd.
J^roTit T^foTidn. to ^Bchhuhuyi dud JBciTidciT- TJilctw^ —contd..
o
Distances in
miles.
Number
Stage.
Time.
Names of towns, villages, &c.
Interme
diate.
Total
Eemarks.
Shustar Road,
The Ab-i-Bazuft was said to be a larger stream than the Zaindarud, and the Ab-i-Kanin
(where crossed) to be about the same size as 'it, i.e., about 100' wide to 150'.
It is closed for 5 months {see remarks above and page 281). ^ _
The foreo-oiuff itinerary gives the distance from' Deh-i-Kurd to bhustar, by the road to
the north of the Karun, to^ be 55 farsakhs or about 200 miles, and the distance from Isfahan
to Shustar via Deh-i-Kurd about 260 miles.
Thestages between Baba -Haidar and Aidal are-— rj -u i ' w ooo\
Dast -i-Nau, 5 farsakhs.— Always open (1 mile from Schalamzar) [see page 282).
Ardal, 4 farsakhs.—Always open. ^ ^ , t. • • vi
The route from Chulcha as given to Mr. Mackenzie by Persians is as below
Farsakhs.
... ..a ••• 5
AliKuh ... •••
Pai-i-Cherri
Bazuft
i. e„ 20 farsakhs to Bazuft as against 13_ farsakhs as above
journey from Deh-i-Kurd j
6
6
Each makes it a four days'
to most Persians whether the journey be 4 or 5 farsakhs is a
matter of indifference.
Farsakhs.
Uganuri ••• ... 5
Chilian ... ... ... 6
How-i-Nau ... •«. ... ^
Chulbar ... ... ... ^
Lali ... ... ... 6
Gotwand ... ... ••• ^
Shustar ... ... ••• ^
i .e., 38 farsakhs from Bazuft as against 39 by the above. In all an eleven days' journey
from Deh-i-Kurd and one of fourteen or fifteen from Isfahan or about 260 miles.
N.JB.—In the former itinerary the distance appears to be overestimated by 4 farsakhs
between Chilian and Andachor or Andaka, this being the most mountainous and difficult
section of the road, and that the error occurs between Hazar-Chum and Shimbar chiefly {see
page 260).
The following is the itinerary given by Mr. Schindler from Ali-Kuh:—
Farsakhs. Farsakhs.
Karun
M aza-i-Chaki
Hul-i-Zamanek
Kuh-i-Cherri
Mowarz (west side of
Cherri)
Bazuft
Galla-i-Kedjuz ...
Ab-i-Enari
Mori
(east side of
Kuh-i-
2
2^
3i
2
2i
Chilian
Shimbar (east side of Kuh-i-Monar)
Pai-i-Monar (west of Kuh-i-Monar)
(Hadanau village) ...
Chulbar
Tang-i-Baba Ahmad ...
Lali ^ ...
Bam-i-Farra or Bam-i-Para
Gotwand
Shustar
4
2
3
2
3i
4
3
Total 49