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Route No. 34—
No.
Names of stages.
D istance iit
miles.
of
stage.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
EaMABSS.
6 Koslct
Kabaghil
Crossed the low marshy plain which stretches
from the village to the Araxes about 1000
yards distant. The river is scarcely 100 yards
wide, but is a violent and boisterous stream •
crossed over by a ferry made of inflated skins '
On emerging from the steep banks of the Araxes
our road was over an undulating ground, which
gradually rises to the Ak-Dagh, which divides
from the bar,in of the
miles from the river
which connected two
point of junction be-
a long
the valley of the A raxes
Euphrates. At about'7
we traversed a plateau
ridges of hills, and was a
tween two lateral vallej's.
On emerging from the pass we beheld
valley, bordered to the north and south by two
ranges of hills, the Ennis running in the middle.
The road skirts the ridge of hills bordering the
northern side of the valley till it reaches
the village of Koslu. From the mountain pass
to^ Koslu the distance is calculated to b^ some
thing like 3| hours, the pass being considered as
lying half-way between Kulli and Koslu.
Koslu is a small village, not exceeding 20 houses.
From Koslu our road was south-east. On the
right was nothing worth mentioning, while on
the^ left three villages were to be seen in the
plain ; the first was in the middle of the plain,
about two miles off ; the second on an elevation
which sloped to the river ; the third, on the left,
was called Kara Choban.
Ihe mouth of the Ennis is 3 leagues fi'om Knra
Iviupri, a small town on the banks of the Ennis,
inhabited by Armen:ars. We followed the road
which leads to the ford ; the water was rather
deep. On the other side of the Ennis we had
a small flat tract of country to cross ; the road
then lay through a series of hills which run
between the Euphrates and the Ennis.
Karaghil is a small village inhabited by Ar
menians.
Frona Karaghil to the Euphrates is about 1,000
yards. To the left, in the plain, was the large
borough of Kopp ; further up, close to the river,
were situated, Sultanieh on the left and Kara
Choban on the right bank.
The right bank of the Euphrates, in this portion of
its basin, is lower than the left bank. In many
places a muddy bottom is to be found along the
right shore.
The Euphrates is here about 160 yards wide; we
crossed on " keleks," which are much used in
these parts.