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No. 60.
Shiraz to Bandar Abbas, via Darab and Furg,
No. of
stage.
Distance, in
miles.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Remabks.
16
Zabatu
296;
Sabzeh
17
1,090'.
Along a stony road. Passing about miles*
from the end of the date trees, two abambars,
follow a dry water-course for some 4 miles ; it is
known as the Chin-i-Tul; then a long slope from
the hill on the right. The Kuh-i-Zaratu, cut up by water-courses, leads down to the little
village of Zaratu, a small place nestling under the hill. Excellent camping place, nice
patches of green turf under fine date trees, with a good spring of fresh water rushing from
the hill side. This spring continues good all through the year. Although the road now is
not available for vehicles, owing to the numerous deep water-courses which intersect it, yet a
little work would soon make it fairly practicable. Zaratu has only 7 houses.
17 Sabzeh . . 17 SlS^i Follow the Chin-i-Zuratu for 2 miles, when the
road drops into a dry river bed, and then comes on
to the Bir-i-Buland. Direction nearly due S.
I The road fairly open and broad, but here and there
somewhat stony, with some slight gradients. At 4| miles come to a small open plain called
Barak. At 7 miles the direction is VV., and a small pass, called Gudar-i-Sowaru, is crossed ;
then in and out of some small hills, and again into the river bed. Here there was some water,
known as the Ab-i-Shirin. Road still among the same small hills, but working E. At
11 miles enter the plain called Sahra-i-Dardam. Road now nearly due W. After going
for about 5 miles through this plain, covered with mimosa, acacia, and wild almond, arrive at
the village of Sarzeh. Water from wells, and also a spring from a hill close by ; but this,
although sweet and plentiful in winter, gets very brackish in summer. It appears that
from G bar ah there is another road via Finn, which is about kfarsokhs (14 miles) away from
here in a north-north-westerly direction. Sarzeh is a village of 20 houses.
First 5 miles, good road over sandy plain ; thence
rough and stony but fairly level, across the Dasht-
i-Madam. Halting place by roadside, at a rain
water tank ; scanty supplies. At 1| miles further
Ginao
15|
329
660'.
date plantation neat
a copifi
us hot s
Chah-i-Ali
13
342
290'.
Bandar Abbas .
lOf
362|
18
19 Chah-i-Ali . 13 342 At 1| miles low bad crossing. Thence road
rough and stony over level. Small village, sup
plies scarce, water good from Icanat.
20 Bandar Abbas . 10 # 362# First 2^ miles down rocky water-course, remainder
extremely bad road over broken rocky country.
Note .—From Sadatabad (stage 14 above) to Saidabad, (stage 11 of route No. 17)
joining the latter at Gishkuh, the distance is about 118 miles. The stages are as follows,
from Sadatabad:—
Good road over gravelly plain. Small village,
supplies procurable and water fairly plentiful.
For 1^ miles good road over a cultivated plain.
At 3 miles cross a kotal. Rest of road bad, along
bed of water-course. Small hamlet on rocky hill
side ; supplies scarce ; water good but not plentiful.
Extremely bad rocky road in bed of ravine which
is left at 4 miles by difficult ascent. Thence level
road over stony plain to about 7 miles, after which
ascend water-course for 8| miles ; fairly good going
but stony. Last 6 miles good road over gravel plain.
Gakum
2,250'.
12
12
Daba-i-mud
3,560'.
22!
34!
Gishkuh
4,650'.
21!
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