'Military Report on South-West Persia, Including the Provinces of Khuzistan (Arabistan), Luristan, and Part of Fars' [‎284] (329/466)

284
R oute N o. 4 — contd.
From Isfahan to Behhahdn and Bandar-Dilam, Sfc. —contd.
g oj
pj 02
Time.
Names of towns, villages, &e.
Distakoes rs"
MILES.
Interme
diate.
Total.
Ee marks.
barley grows in tlie valley in patches, but generally it is poorly cultivated and grows luxuriant;
weeds ; its soil is fertile and well watered by small streams.
A.M.
1-30
A edal (elevation 5,970')
Lon. 50°50' E.
Lat. 32° N.
22
102
A small village and a range of build
ings, two-storied, the property of Eezza-
Kiili Khan, in which dwell the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. ,
llbegi, &c., of the Bakhtians during the
month of May and until the Chigakhor valley dries up sufficiently to enable it to be encamped
upon. The residence of the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. is a most unpretentious building, and its interior
fittings not calculated to impress the visitor.
Distances.
Baba Haidar
Ali-Kiih
Chultcha .
Naugiin
Farsakhs,
... 6
... 3
... 3
... IJ (7miles).
Snow still lay on the hill-sides enclosing the valley, and the household of the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran.
was well supplied with it.
During the afternoon the thermometer read 85° under canvas, the early morning
temperature being 45°.
There is said to be coal in the hills not far distant.
A road, used by the ilyats, runs in a fairly direct line to
Direct iliyat road to Behbahan. Beh bah an, passing over the mountain ranges by steep and
difficult ascents and descents ; it is impassable to laden mules.
Supplies are obtainable only from the iliyat tents that may happen to be met with en route.
To the east of Ardal, in the direction of Nangiin, a stream rises in the Kuh-i-Sabz, which,
flowing from south-east to north-west, falls into the Karun at Diipulan. The Kiih-i-Gerah,
8 or 10 miles distant, on a bearing of 200° is said to be the highest mountain in the range.
Between it and the Kiih-i-Sabz the Karun escapes from the Ardal valley through the gorge of
Diipulan.
Thunder, with slight rain, at 6 P. M.
1st June 1884, ... ... To the north-west is the Kuh-i-Zerah,
Halt. said to be higher than either the Gerah
Ardal. or Kalah {see map). Between the mounts
Zerah and Gerah lies the Kuh-i-Dinar.
The Kariin is here known as the Rud-i-Eang. _
For route from Ardal to Shustar, see Hevised Gazetteer of Persia, Routes, and Append
ix A.
Thunder, with slight rain, during the afternoon.
Itaads to SJiustar.
in
' The road to Shustar and Dizfdl vid Bazuft and the north of the Kariin saves little
distance over that vid Mai Amir, and passes over greater elevations, blocked with snow
during the winter. The iliyats follow it because it leads most directly to the green plains
near Bizful, and no passage of the Karun is necessitated. Its direction from Ardal is rather
north of east.