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Route No. 42— contd.
No.
D istance in
miles.
of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate
Total.
R ehieks.
bistan
5 Pa n j win
Kai Khosru Beg
Guetzi Kweba
Jenawaea
that on tlie right about south to Ahmed Ktil wan.
Rode south along the foot of the hills, and at
7-30 a.m. arrived at our destination, about 1
mile north-east of Ahmed Knlwan.
Set off at 5-15 a.m., and, keeping the hills closft
on our left, at 6 a.m. arrived at the rivnr of
Kizilji, where it forces through the mountains.
This place is north from Ahmed Kulwan. We
now left the mountains, and stretching across
the plain, came to a line which branches out east
from them. Crossing this we saw a vab through
which a river runs ; a similar line of hills bounds
it on the other side. Tne river is called Tatan r
or the Bistan River.
Keeping the mountains we had just crossed on
our right we arrived at 7-30 a.m. at Bistan.
Bistan lies north 10° east from Ahmed Kulwan,
and Banah north 10° east of Bistan, 5 hours.
Left Bistan at 5 a.m. and, riding through the
plain of Tatan or Bistan, crossed the hills which
surround it, and descended into that of Ahmed
Kulwan ; crossed jt easterly., and arrived at Panj-
win at 9 a.m.
From hence Ahmed Kulwan bore north 55° west,
distant one hour.
Caravans go in 8 days from this to Hamadan and
to Sehna in 4 da^ys.
Set out at 5 a.m. and at 6 a.m. entered Persia;
the Kizilji Hiver soon disappeared to the right,
behind the hills that now separate the plain
which turns more south.
Our crurse hitherto was about south 70® east.
Hence to Kai Khosru Beg's tents it bore south.
At 9-15 a.m. we arrived in camp.
The bare precipices of Avroman bear due south,
and extend westward, overlooking Shehriznr,
whose plains are separated fiom us by hills
which come down from Ahmed Knlwan to
Avroman. Between Avroman and Zagros is a
narrow valley, through which runs a direct road
to Kermanshah. Its direction is south 35° east.
The plain of Zagros is bare and high.
Left at 5-30 a.m. and proceeded down the valley
formed by a prolongation of the hill of Merivan
on the south and. of the hills of Zeribar on the '
north, in a general direction north 85° east. At
7-30 a.m. arrived at Gueiza Kwera.
Off at 5 a.m. and proceeded through a hilly but
open country till 6 a.m. when we came to the
entrance of a narrow valley.
The small river of Asrabad or Garan flows
through the pa«s into the Dial a.