'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [‎15v] (30/86)

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Route No. 10.
Serna to Ah ROMAN.
No. of
stage.
Distances, in
miles.
Names of stages.
Inter.
mediate.
Total.
Rbuabks.
1 I Kerju
2 Ab-i-Heng
14
14
12
2G
3 Bobidar
12
38
A good road crossing several small passes: several
springs of water ; two villages Mahrabzan and Da-
dana on the way; Kerju has 150 houses with gar-
dens, cultivation and abundant supplies.
Bad road over difficult and stony pass of Ashkah
which is very steep ; some springs of water but no
villages; the descent to Ab-i-Heng is steep - 200
^rty'ofVakiTof 0 ^^ 1 rauch ] cultivation J is the pro-
L tids f v k f behna; mu es cau s ° onl y as far
The path, which is steep, narrow, and bad for 6
miles, descends the Valley of Ab-i-Heng it then
eaves the valley and crosses the hills;“has water
thioughout but is uninhabited. Boridar has 50
houses, with water, cultivation and trees
Route No. 11.
Prom Karmanshmi to Sbhna, vi<t Tang-i-K.k^hk and Kala.
Distances, nr
miles.
I
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Rbmabks.
Tak-Bostam
5f
good°anT^jL h to all a™7.“" i.
II II and channels are bridged • aft stream8
gardens and culivation. At 3^- miles it . 1 “ a nortll -north-east direction 1^° C1 Y
with a fair current and about 1A . t 4 - u *1 leS ^ ie •^ ara_ su river about on through
\ 7 zt 7 j~: life:! er fr / 60 ^
proceed on by a road planted on both sid^ with { va ^ lia ^ on the further banl a Id
Elevatio^ 4,850 S ^ aad soutll - e ^ of the villa^ TiiTti^l^Sutes 0
From Karn
No. of
stage.
Names of stag*
2 Zalu-Ai
Kuh Parrao, crossin
hills on either side
road enters the vail
direction. At 5 mile
Lulan, a gorge betvs
runs in an eastward <
course full of large 1
within 40 yards of
between which the g:
a saddle between th'<
running at first no
and stony watercou
road till 14£ miles,
A few springs
is indicated on the
w ith trees close by 1
cultivation, and a
springs. Water got
Road good foi
to 12th mile, and i
Kala-i-Bu
(Khan du
runs north and des*
precipitous hills s
north-west. At
crosses and recrosses
5£ miles the road
Pass through a nai
at about 8£ emerge
stones, reaches the
steeply along the hi
becomes fair. At 11
banks, direction no
14 reaches a garde]
is very bad and
A house and ;
huts close by. V
and large flocks 0
Troops can camp n
4 Balisht
of 40 or 50 houi
the road to Khai