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No. 24.
Bushahr to Shikaz, via Firutabad.
No. of
'stage.
LUSTAH CK, IN
MILKS.
Names of stages.
8
Kayak Beidqe
(over Kara
Agatch River.)
Remabks.
19
169
For o miles E. to entrance to Zanjiran defile 1
mile up defile, very difficult. Up valley to K.’li.
to top of Kavar pass, last | mile very steep. De*
nir i • io.i . . • , , , ! cen<i 6 miles to Bver, cross by good bridge
(Maknal. J to rumed sarai 5 mile beyond river. Kavar villages 3 miles further, and off the
Good water from river; supplies of forage, grain and sheep from villages.
Baba Haji
road.
9
10
Shiraz
6 , 200 '.
16
20
185
205
Road follows the valley N. At 14 miles cross
a rocky ridge, avoidable by detour to W. At foot
of N. slope of ridge is caravansarai of Baba
Haji.
Proceed N. along the foot of the hills for 10
miles to Pul-i-Fasa bridge across Karabagh river.
Here road from Fasa (S. E.) joins. Between
after rain ^ an< ^ ^ m il es road liable to become swampy
The following are the two alternative routes to Kalima from Bushahr, referred to in
stage 3 above : —
(ii) via Haft Mullah pass.
Vide Route No. 23, stage 1
Chahgadak
Nanizak
(Nanizel ?)
15
19
15
34
At 6 miles pass Chahkuta, fortified with mud
wall and flanking towers; brackish water. Proceed
norv^ot-M • , , , by good road across gravelly plain, N. E., and
^tffissC^ WhereareS0,UegardenSandami11 ' The Ahram river is cro^d at mile
Kalika
25
59
Ascend gradually for 3 miles to Haft Mullah pass
and continue through up to 19 miles. It is always
practicable except after rain, but is very difficult.
At 10 miles pass is very narrow; at 11 miles a
stagnant pool of brackish water to left (N.) of road, called Kinar-i-Darwaza. At 17^
cross a jSteep rocky ndge and commence descent to Kalima. (St.John; Durand; Taylor;
(m) Vid Tang-i-Sehdar. (Persian wheeled artillery were brought down to the coast by
tins route m 1857).
Fide No. 20, stages 1—4, pages 83 to 85.
At lg miles enter bed of torrent, choked with
bushes and fallen blocks of limestone, and proceed
up it to top of pass (Tang-i-Sehdar) at 10 miles.
Elevation, 3,750', the last few miles being a
be easily improved. Camp in a torrent bed after descend*
1
Gurak
14
14")
2
Ahram
15
29 |
3
Khormdj
19
y
48 |
4
Lava
13
61J
5
Tang-i-Sehdar
12
73
zig-zag ascent. This road could
ing for 2 miles ; water variable from springs ; no supplies.
6
Kalima
24
97
Cross a spur into a more open valley, proceeding
down which pass villaire of Taleh at 16 miles and
Fanab or Pariab, at 20 miles, the latter situated
---j . j , -ii ,, ^ ear sw * m Py ground. Water plentiful and fairly
good , dates, grain and shtcp procurable (St. John).