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&ncl the outside walls to a height of 7 feet, are still almost intact. The partition
walls of the rooms are Standing to a height of 4 or 5 feet; the roofs have fallen
in. A spring of sweet water in a reed bed, f mile south of the fort, was almost
dry on 28th March 1009, merely a drop of water in a hole 2 feet deep;
by digging deeper no doubt water would be obtained.
Other springs of water in the neighbourhood are Ab-i-Muzafatl, 4 miles
horth-east of fort, Shaks Ab miles south-west and Burj-i-Raindad,
3 miles south-east; all these springs are said to become dry in the summer.—
{James, 1909.)
ZANGIN— ? -i
A hamlet in Makran, 32 miles south of Bint, on the Fanuch-Chahbar
road. Water is obtainable from wells, while fuel and camel-grazing are
abundant. There are no supplies.— (Brazier-Creagh, 1893 ; from native
information.)
ZANGUTAN KAUR—
A stream crossed 3 miles west of Bint, in Persian Baluchistan, on the
Jashk road.
The bed is 300 yards wide and of considerable depth with a rocky bottom,
but the running stream is small. It is said to be perennial, but this is
unlikely to be the case. The Zangutan goes to the Bint river.— [Floyer.)
ZANOBI —See Zainubl
ZAPTAK—
A spring of brackish water on the Robat-Bampur route, 12f miles south
east of Kaleh-i-Bcg. Camel grazing, and fuel abundant, also grass. Camp
ing ground confined. No habitations.— {Grey, 1906.)
ZARABAD—
A village of Khorasan, 28 miles south-east of Blrjand, on the road to
Kirman. It is a walled village of 25 houses.— (Ferrier.)
ZARAN KAHIR— Elev. 3,600k
A halting-stage in Makran, 14 miles south-east gf Qasrqand. Forage
and wood are obtainable, and water from a stream.— {Janes, 1900.)
ZARCHU—
A village in Kirman, situated between two low hills at the southern end
of the Kaskin valley under Kuh-i-Lalehzar, r l\ miles north of Baft. There
are five hashams, and two stone huts. The orchard contains some fine old
walnut, apple and other trees. It is well watered by a large hill stream,
which flows down on the east, and joins the Kaskin river just below. The
Lalehzar range is here but sparsely covered with trees or shrubs, and differs
much in this respect from Jabal Bariz in the vicinity of DehBakrI. Bird-
life, too, is scant, but perhaps the coldness of the weather has driven them,
like the inhabitants, to seek warmer climes. A few magpies, crows, and
kites are all that were noticed in April 1894.— {Brazier-Creagh, 1894.)
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