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No. 39A.
Kala Bazuft to Khuramabad.
No. of
8taf?e.
Distance, in
MILES.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remarks.
15
Makkadi*
8
162
(Makhedi ?)
Kala Huma is the capital of the Mogoi tribe. The Kala is a mud sarai surrounded by mud
and stone houses. It is situated at the foot of a large spur from the Talanda hill, and is
visible from all parts of the open valley. Numerous springs in the neighbourhood and
good grazing. Armenian villages scattered about here.
From Huma are two good tracks, one a few miles
shorter over a col ; the other following the water
course through a tangi in a chain of low hills.
The latter track chosen. An excellent drv weather
one over stoneless mud spurs.
At 3 miles passed the remains of a village burnt down in a raid. At the 5th mile the
Iwaz Tangi (6,900') is entered, and the track changes to the left bank of the stream (the
Ab-i-Garmak,). The defile, about,100 yards broad and bounded by steep mud hills (400'to
500'), is 2 miles long. At the southern end, on a conspicuous crag, the abrupt end of a spur,
are the remains of a castle or stone building of ancient date known as Kala-i-Dukhtar.
It is in a commanding position, and in former days might have been made impregnable.
At its foot, 800' below, runs the stream, here joined by another watercourse from the west,
named Darrah Shikaft. These two streams make the Wanawi for a few miles, which
when joined by the Ab-i-Safed, 2 miles lower down, becomes the Kakulistan, and when
joined by the Gaukun and Gawa at Basnawi, the Ab-i-Diz.
The track now descends into the Makkadi (7,600') valley, the first Zallaki possession
encountered. Makkadi, 8 miles from Huma, is a small village prettily situated near a
spring possessing an ancient imamzada, and surrounded by waving cornfields. Thence the
track descends more than a thousand feet to the bed of the Kakulistan (6,300'), which
stream, now 20 yards wide and 3| feet deep, has cut for itself a channel through mud hills
and rocky ranges regardless of natural formations, and forms an important physical feature
of this country. Owing to the low altitude of its bed and immediate vicinity, and its
narrow defiles here and there, it is discarded as a habitat, and possesses no track along its
course. The high, flat, broad mud spurs alongside form the cultivable portions on which
the Illyats from neighbouring villages reside. After crossing to the right bank, the track
to Sangkala moves up a high spur at once, and makes for a col on the Kali Kuh range.
16
Abjanak .
7,100'.
14
(approx
imate).
176
The Isawand summer headquarters. A clump
of stone anl mnd shanties, exceedingly poor,
situated at the foot of an abrupt cliff and sur
rounded by groups of trees. The Diz consists of
half-a-dozen semi-artificial caves with breast high
loopholed rubble walls. One cave contains a
perennial spring. Close above Arjanak is a small
lake 100 yards by 50.
17
Gal-i-Badash .
12
188
Up this ravine by a good path, which soon
ascends into one of the large spurs of the Kalakuh.
After 12 miles along a good horse and mule track
the Gal-i-Eadash is reached. Camp at spring about
300' below the col.
18
Camp on Marg by
spring.
8,500’.
10
198
Retracing track to the main valley, follow it
up for 10 miles, along an excellent track. Tiack
follows bed of the Maor-i-Zarun stream which is 20'
wide and 2' deep. Enter the Haziwand territory.
* An excellent track to Basnawi and the winter residence and capital of the Zallaki tribe. Distance. 10 miles
6 , 000 '.