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CHASHMEH-I-SHAMADAR—
A spring of sweet water, in the Shamadar gorge inSarhad, about 17 miles
north of Duzdab.— {Wood, January 1899
CHASHMEH-I-SHURAF— Approx. Lat. 28° 9' 42"; Approx. Long.
60° 15' 23"; Elev. 3,650'.
A halting-place, at mile 324, on the route from Jauri to Bampur, in
Sarhad, and about 30 miles due east of the Kuh-i-Bazman peak. Here
is plenty of water, slightly brackish. Grazing and wood are plentiful,
but there is no grass except in the hills. This water drains into the
Bazman hamun. — {Jennings, 1885.)
No supplies ; no grass ; fuel scant. Good perennial water obtained from
sweet wells.— {Brazier-Creagh, 1894.)
CHASHMEH-I-TAKHSHOK—
A spring of sweet water, in Persian Baluchistan, situated about 1 mile
to the west of theEehruj-Sarbaz road, and 174 miles from the former place.
— {Wood, February 1899.)
CHASHMEH KUCH— Elev. 4,450'.
A halting-place in Persian Baluchistan, on the Shandak-Bampur road,
on the east of Kaleh Mazar hdmun, being 14 miles from the former, unless
via the Nur Muhammad kdriz. There are three deep wells here, the southern
most containing the purest water, as it is the most recently dug. No
supplies or grass are obtainable, but fuel from tamarisk trees is very
pie ntif ul.— {Brazier-Creagh, 1894.)
CHASHMEH MOKAK—
A small spring of slightly brackish water, 3 miles from Naiband, on the
Kirman road.— {Stewart.)
CHAUPAN (or the SENTRY)—
The name of a curious peak resembling an obelisk, visible a long way
off, situated on a rocky spur, behind a range of low shale hills, on the left
bank of the Pamig river (called onwards the Mardan Manzil river),
a few miles to the south-south-east of Mardan halting-place. The latter
is at mile 60, on the route from Rigan to Minab.— {Jennings, 1885.)
CHAVANG or JAVANG—
A river in the Bashakard district of Kirman, which, flowing past
Giishkin. drains into the Jagin river above the south end of the Mangureh
Kutal. It forms the boundary between the Bariskhan and Bashakard
districts. The camping-ground of this name is situated in the river-bed,
27f miles from Jashk, on the road to Anguran. The channel is here 100 to
150 yards wide, with rocky cliffs, 80 feet high on each side, and in the
rainy season kdfdehs are sometimes delayed for a week by floods. There
is fair camel-grazing, and a little brackish water can be got by digging in
the river-bed.— (Afedfey and Massy, June 1893.)