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Route No. 18—
D istance iir
No.
milks.
of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate,
Total.
E emakks.
30
11
spindaei
Amadia
Duaei
Gunduk
Lizan
Taraspino
Malotah
22
22
9
8
LEIHtTN
J ulameek
11
63
85
94
102
109
117
126
137
145
yards wide and 1 foot deep ; would sometimes
be unfordable. Ascend steeply out of valley,
good grazing, oak scrub. Pass near the village
of Atrush, the seat of a Kaimakam, and, after
crossing another valley, reach
Spindari (4,200 feet). Vineyards numerous, large
Kurdish village, fertile soil. Descend into a
broad-bottomed, well-cultivated valley, the
stream of which joins the Ghasu Su. Cross it,
and ascend a ravine, crossing a col (5,100 feet),
and descend steeply on the other side, hills
covered with small trees and scrub, descending
gradually into the broad, grassy valley of the
Gura, which is crossed j some villages, some
cultivation. Ascend to
Amadia.
Leaving Amadia, Ainsworth's route seems to have
been the same as Colonel Bell's and Mr. Binder's
to the first col, and thence to
Duari (4,900 feet), the chief place of the Nestorian
district of Berawi. Then cross over into another
\alley, in which is
Gunduk, good pasture. Then over hills above the
Zab, which runs in a deep, inaccessible ravine,
descending into a large-valley, in which close to
the Zab is
Lizan, a large Nestorian village. The Kurdish
village of Jenan is on the other side of the river.
Route turns west up the Lizan valley, cultiva
tion and villages for 4 miles to TJmra. Then
turn north, and cross a range (7,650 feetj, de
scending on the other side to
Taraspino, in another valley. Cross out of this
into the Itha Yalley, which is descended past
some villages to Galitha, after which there is a
Northern range to be crossed to
Malotah, some cultivation (6,200 feet). Another
range is then crossed to Kiyan, and the route
descends into the valley of the Berdizawi, which
is followed up for some miles, and then crossed,
the route turning east to
Leihiin is an upland pastoral country, many vil
lages, and much cultivation. The route then
runs east, and passing Eshaya crosses the range
between the Berdizawi and the Zab, and de
scends to
Julamerk. The first part of this route is from a re
port of Colonel Bell, V.C. From Amadia to Jula
merk is from Ainsworth. Below is given an alter
native route from Amadia to Julamerk, which
makes a detour across the Zab. This route is quite
impracticable for artillery, and would be difficult
for troops of any kind between Amadia and