'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎10] (31/450)

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10 ARTIFICIAL MOUNTS. [CH. XII.
watered by a stream, which supplies many villages,
and a great number of mills with little square towers,
each in a cluster of trees, looking at a distance like
village churches. The valley gradually widened
down into the plain, I believe of Gieuk Dereh. The
stream runs into the Kiupri Soo. We passed many
villages, and, among the rest, one large one oi the
name of Omar Bey Keuy. We had now entered a
tine wide plain, still covered with pebbles, but much
cultivated. It was all corn land. Large villages
were seen scattered about in every direction. There
was one at the entrance of the valley into the plain,
with a small artificial mount close to it, the name ot
which I could not learn. The Kizbeer hills were
before us, stretching from our left, and the plain
extended to the foot of them ; and on our right was
a continuation of the broken, hilly country we have
just left.
At half past ten we passed Gieuk Tepeh, a village,
and a very large artificial mount, on our left. It was
due west and less tlum a mile from the road. The
mount was like a truncated pyramid, and had a lower
one projecting from it on the north-west, the whole
looking very Bahylonian. About half an hour after
wards, we passed another lesser mount, close to our
road ; and at mid-day arrived at Altoon Kiupri. The
day was extremely hot, and the stage much longer
than I had expected. We occupied six hours and a
half in performing it.