'ROUTES IN PERSIA, Section 1.' [‎53v] (111/416)

No. 17C.
Mashish {stage 10 , main , route ) to God Ahmar.
From
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
MILES.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Auth
Remarks.
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distan
It rem
appears to have wandered about a good deal for the next 9 miles, when he struck thtaml 1?
Parez road. Continuing on in the direction of a round two-peaked hill, gradually ascending ita^es
a pass 8,200' was reached at 16| miles. At 17| miles Chah Chavar ; sheep, trees and water wheels
There was a high range in front and to the west two nalas running nearly parallel traffic"
Following the more southerly of these ascend by a very gentle slope, and at 19 miles cro$‘ ■
another pass 8,400'. At 21 and 22 miles Deh Bourgu and Parishun, each consisting ot j
couple of houses only. To the south high black hills with fantastic peaks. Turning north
west at 23 miles, reach Abbas Ali and a fine river, running through a narrow gorge.
Thence up a broad valley. At 29 miles Trush, a hamlet, salt water : no supplies. It wa^
now dark, but getting a guide at 32 miles reach an almost invisible watershed at 7,750'.
We then swing round north-west. Deh Khana, a small hamlet, very few supplies.'
No
of
•tag'
God Ahmar
7,200.'
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For £ miles down valley, then turn west; a
high hill bearing north-west gradually ascend to
7,600'. _ At 1 mile, whence three parallel rane
visible to the front
parallel ranges
are visible to the front some 15 miles away
At mile cross a low range to south-west, then cross a valley obliquely, reaching with
God Ahmar at 3| miles, a small village built of mud. with a good garden. ° f rom
To summarize route, from Tajabad to Kala Kondu is possible for all arms; beyond
there is a hilly country, with numerous Iliat habitations. Their practice is for three familie*
to make a piece of cultivation and for one family to stay there the whole year round while
the other two families attend to the flocks, going dowu south in the winter. They speak
bad Persian and mix a lot of Arabic words. The whole district is cool, even in summer. miles
No. 18.
Bandar Abbas to Karman, via Daulatabad and Ba,ft.
[Main Kafilo. Honte.)
Authority. —Brazier-Creagh, 1894.
runn'
the hi
Kota!
broad
Ab-i-
throe
No. of
stage.
Dibtancb, IN
MILBS.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
Bagu or Kha-
L1LABAD.
174
174
2
Kala-i-Kazi
154
33
3
Khsh-Kuh
174
504
4
Shiiogarm
12
624
Remarks.
}■ Vide No. 13, page 48.
Track runs through extensive date groves witl
arab.e land and henna gardens on each side. As
we proceed the road is over gravelly going; at
miles pass the hamlet and mill of Nivan, situated
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to m
6i n
Bah:
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of a
valh
200
to t
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in i
bur
suit
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sar;
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we reach the bed of the Rud-i-Shilu, along which we Trocead fnr I* V
the shallow stream several times. Emerging from the river bed the track rans'over
crossing