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K otjtb N o,
No.
of
stage.
Names of stages.
D istaitce in"
miles.
E emaeks.
Inter-
j mediate.
Total.
13
14
15
16
17
M iandab
B inab
A jakshehb
J ogan
T abriz
27
24
14
23
28
231
255
269
292
320
For 5 miles skirt river. At 8 miles ascend low
spurs. At 13 Urumiah marshes extending for 15
miles. Cross Satao by brick bridge of 3 arches
to Miandab, ruined town, with about 2,000 houses.
Ford Jagatu 80 yards wide, 3i feet deep. Over
open plain with orchards. At 8 miles pass villages
Tapa, Yuzbashikund, Senabad. At 12 miles
enter Malakandi through walled gardens, crossing
Mirzicha by a brick bridge. Over undulating
country with large villages. At 17 miles enter
plain. Villages and orchards. Cross Binab Chai
by brick bridge, Binab has 2,000 houses. Sup
plies cheap and abundant.
Two miles of gardens, then 4J miles of causeway
over muddy end of lake. Large villages in plain.
Over rich country, irrigated in places to Kamian,
and on to Ajakshehr.
Through gardens. At 4 miles over low hills;
from 15 to 18 miles over rocky and broken hills.
At 19 miles open cultivated ground. Jogan has
2,000 houses.
Over cultivated plain with orchards to Tabriz. Said
to contain 60,000 houses. (?)
This report is from reconnaissances by Lieutenant-Colonel Gerard, C.B., 1882, and Lieutenant Maun-
fiell, R.A., 1888. Between the Zab and Kawanduz it iseasier, but is not fit for wheels in some places, and the
gradients are steep. Between the Zab and Suj Bulak this route is a good deal used, and is one of the main routes
into Persia. The shortest route from Mosul to Rawanduz keeps to the south of the hills as far as possible, but
crosses the Jebel Maklub. Colonel Gerard went from Mosul to Rawanduz direct by Erbil; continuing his journey
to Suj Bulak, and there would not appear to be any very great difficulties in the way. Some of the valleys of the
Zibar and Bahdinan district are very productive, and there is cultivation also in the Rawanduz Chai basin.
Route No. 15-A.
F kom R awanduz to U shnu via K alashtn P ass.
Authorify and date — A insworth, 1840.
No.
of
st ge.
Names of stages.
D istance in
M iles.
E emaeks.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
2
3
SlDAKA
S heikhan
U shnu
8
9
4
8
17
21
Turkish frontier post.
Lieutenant Maunsell could find no one in Rawan
duz who knew this route. No trade follows it,
and it is closed by snow for six months of the
year. Guides for it could not be obtained in
Ushnu. It is quite impracticable for troops. The
road is said to be so narrow in places that two
persons cannot pass one another.