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No. 37.
Isfahan to Shiraz, b// Post Road.
Distance, in
MI EES.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rbmabks.
right-hand side of the gorge, and after leaving it, passes for the last 2 miles across the valley
of Shiraz, through gardens with fine cypresses. Just outside the city a wide stony river bed
which has seldom any water in it, and is said never to be formidable, is crossed by a lonir
stone bridge, and the road enters the Isfahan gate, after passing through the village or
suburb of l)eh-i-Buzurg. At miles to tbe E. of the pass, near the tomb of the Sadi
another valley, connected with the town by a road, enters the hills. The route of this valley
turns the Allah-Akbar pass, joining the road through the latter at about 6 miles from the
valley. It is said to be a tolerable road. Good encamping ground on the stony plain near
the streams flowing down from the city from the hills on the N.
No. 37A.
Isfahan to Shiraz, via Asupas.
Authority. —Webb ; Batlward.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Kumeshah
TaLKUN .
Distancb, iir
MILES.
Inter
mediate.
17
Total.
Remarks,
50
67
See above, page 187.
Road at starting between two ranges of hills,
those on left being close to it and those on right 3
or 4 miles distant. After 6 miles, road diverges
/v mi . , , 0 , from range on left. At miles cross a rivulet
(hills on right, --miles distant) and at 8 miles a smaller one. At 9 miles pass a village and
thence continue to 11 miles through a fine plain (hills on left about 8 or 9 miles distant).
At l 1 cross a small eminence. Tbe last part of the road is good, with mountains on
4
Tabghan
19
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I The road is on the whole tolerably good, bnt
here and there the ground is uneven. At start
ing, it leads across a plain, passing at 7 miles a
i , ,, .village on right and another at 9 miles on left
(hills on left about miles ; those on right from 9 to 10). Beyond this the road enters a
ravine, whence into another plain, over which it continues for the last 6 miles to stage.
Asparjan
24
no
The road is generally over uneven and stony
ground. At 2 miles, hills on both sides. At 2)
miles cross a rivulet. At 4 miles another rivulet,
Afi n _ c i o o -i an< * ^ cross a third and pass a ruined village,
to 3 furlongs 2 ^ 3 ^ 68 ^ raountains on the ri S ht » their distance varying from
Just after leaving the stage, cross a ravine.
At 2 miles hills on both sides ; those on right
near the road, those on left half a mile distant.
ahmH i T«;i„ 4 . 4 .\ j , • The road now crosses a rivulet (the hills on right
mile over low ^ ^ 0Ver which continues for 14 miles; thence for 1
Sad onThrS ’ a .\ d fina u y i° T } 3 m lleS & ravine With a rivulet runnin g through it. The
road on this stage is throughout tolerably good.
6 Kishlak
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