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No. 5.
Sirin to Kamin.
Authority —Blackman, November 1S96.
east direction, gradually getting steeper till near the summit, when it becomes slightly
easier. Up to this point the road is narrow but not obstructed. After passing the summit
the road turns south-west and descends over undulating ground till it reaches the bed of a
mountain stream, the right bank of which is followed to a walled village called Tangan.
On the south side of the summit there is an underground winter shelter. Just beyond
Tangan there is a steep ascent for 20 minutes and then a gentle descent of 2| miles, when a
sharp turn suddenly brings Sema Khan into view. Serna Khau is clustered round a tower,
on the top of a detached rock, in the centre of a narrow valley. There is another road from
Sirin, said to be 2>farsakhs shorter, but much worse for animals.
Kadarabad
6,250'.
6
12
The road for the first 3 miles is undulating, with
a very gradual descent; then for the next 6 or 7
miles it crosses a valley, passing the katas of
Khan Jan and Abbasabad, other kalas being
visible in the distance.
At the bottom end of the valley the road crosses the Serna Khan stream and, turning east,
enters low hills. Road very bad indeed. After passing through a rocky defile, 1| miles long
strewn with loose stones, the road becomes more open. Kadarabad consists of a small kala
with a larger one built round it.
Kamin,
5,800'.
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The road skirts the low hills, enclosing the
Murghab—Madr-i-Suliman plain, and would
probably be muddy in winter. One or two small
spurs are crossed and Kurdashal is passed to
the west of the road, At the entrance to the Tang-i-Kamin the road turns sharp to the
right, and for the first half-mile this defile is very narrow, with precipitous sides, the road
crossing the stream several times. After that the defile becomes a trifle more open, till, at
1§ miles from Kamin, the hills on the west side fall away rapidly. There are a great many
kanats here. Kamin consists of the kalas of Saadstabad, Anglian and Chah Surkhi, all of
which are almost hidden in gardens.
No. of
stage.
Nances of stages.
Dibtanck, in
firsakhs.
Remarks.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
Sema Khan
6
6
The road leaves Sirin by a one-arcbed brick
bridge, about 30 yards long, across the stream, and
winds through fruit gardens for half an hour,
when it commences to ascend the hills in a south-
No. 6.*
Kuh-i-Malik Siah (Robat) to Nasirabad (Nasratabad).
Authority. —Webb Ware, March 1897.
No. of
stage.
Names of stages.
Distance, in
miles.
Rsuxbks.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
Hurmak
20
20
A few miles out of Robat, a broad well-marked
track is joined clearly defined by small piles of
stones placed at intervals on either side. This is
the main direct high road between Seistan and
Makran, and there is considerable traffic along it.