'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [‎20v] (40/86)

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Route No. 14.
t ROM SeHNA 10 JUANRUD, VICl IluSEffABAD, SaR-I-PuL AND NuSHER
Authority and date — Burton, August 1897.
Distances, in
No. of
stage.
MILB8.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate
Total.
1
Kishlak: eivee
11
11
Rkmabks.
vid Husenabad
Leave Selina a + south end where en'ered by the
Karraanshah road: road diverges from the main
road just outside the city and gradually takes a
• ■i 7 * , £ , •, ■ • souih-east direction. At 1 mile passing a sardm
with Jcarez and stream of water, it begins to ascend somewhat steeply to cross shah smiT from
K„h Avedar, 3 m,k. 8 north-w S t of oily. At I( mile, the road erodes by Teep 4S en^ ^
deep and broad ravine with a stream of water, on ascending further side road from north end of
city joins ; at 2 miles cross a stream running down from mountain to north, watering c-ard.-n
below road: in the distance below the road to east is now s->en the cultivated valley of the^em,!
or Kishlak stream Continue to skirt bare mountain with steepish gradients'tod miles when
the road becomes fairl> level along the shaly sides -f the mountain below which lies an nltpr
native pa^h ; 4 springs of wa-er are crossed at intervals: at d‘ miles cross a small saddle and
come m sight of and descend steeply to valley and village of Husenabad, U miles A rZHZ
Kerju and Ahroman ascends the Husenabad vallev. a 0
Pass Hnsenabad and cross stream draining to Kishlak river. A path diverges to river
valley and Nrinjian visible on the left bank ; below a cultivated vallev spmads the Kishlak
a ream. J he road is now broad and skirting the base of a bare mountain continue; level to
i* miles ’7j? n 14 ascen f 8 n }y to ^ mlle f At 5i miles a pa^h diverges to the 4 dS t 0
Kerin and Ahroman, descend gmHy crossing broad valley and ascend deeply to saddle t
6 miles. Descend by narrow deep-cut ravine and cross a small vallev ascemlimr ,,
.addle at 7 mile., de.cend to .alley of Kerju which, with a good elream many <*£ and w!
cultivation, comes down from the east, hollow down the left hank of the stream vzih LZZ
but b.vel and a M onte, reach Gandumban, 50 hormee. At «j ,„,Ies eroee tte Ss
to opposite bank below Oa/,na, ascend over rocky spur to some height above the bed At ] i^
reach and cross slope, road good and level, stream j mile to left : at 101 the Kishkk 1
joined by the Gandumban s ream. At 11* miles reach bank of and er 1 1 r 13
brijad stony bed with several shallow s'reaks. and join tte Sebnaltl^h
follows its left bank. Camp room, water and fuel Ua ' llth
NuSHUfi VALLEY
11
22
Ascend s J eeplv from the Kishlak river (which dig.
appears through a gorge in a westerly direc! ion) f,. r
4U0 feet, path narrow and steep, crossing a small
Dirka, 10 houses. Descend to the narrow' cupivated'yaUey* of^Minnah^pieK feet . belo ' v . lles
stream at 2 miles. Descend the valley, the path fair and en^r^,^^ lnS f 1 ,<8 W
Gawa river at 4 miles crossing the stream, which here falls iiuo it bv !.' ltUng , ie valIe J of
bridge of brick and stone. ° ^ a 8 ron » one-arched
Koad ascends right bank Gawa river and is broad and good usnallv in ^ ,
narrower. J he valley is narrow and the hills precinitous to <i mil oa l’ 1 l ., P ar 8 ston y an<1
hills receding and cultivation broadening (corn cut and backed af er’ntW f 'i° Pe, !!i 0Ut |’ th9
of mountains occasionally dotted with trees much grai Th P H July) n L orth slo P es
at some distance from ri?er. At 7* miles t^klud Kishlak Snlr and? ^
diverges keeping to right bank (compare Maunsell Route XVII). ^ Path begins hu e ™ an
spur, crosses it and winding down further side reaches at 8 mil Ic \ ^ o as . ce i lt ' ,p roCK ?
Harwcsh S-^ted And strongly built of teTcb Vo£t W™ rfr’’ " ^ •
ascend by steep path to level spur, when cross pWeau AtTmiwfL^ “ P ai ? d
spur, from here the path is steep and dangerous aW shalv mm f • r Sleeplj do . shal 7
No. of Names of stasres
stage.
path is in parts bad and
hillsides is easily capab
Valley of N ushnr <
of July): firewood fror
up the valley. The Ga
3 Shaini
of mountain above ; he
reached at 1 £ miles, 1 ,(
direction, gradient mos
rocky, reaching the Yar
spur reaching Yamenan
valley, above the left b:
steep where rounding s
narrow strip of cultivat
At 5 5 miles the valley <
steep ascent crossing
direction from Yameua
7,550 feet.
Relow the pass to i
descends at first s*eeply
south-west direction.
Cultivation, water and
houses. Elevation 6,6
Passing above Ku
ascend a steep and nan
and shaly ravine, the g
Cultivation and room f
supply. Ascending the
above its right bank ;tl
tion 7,280 feet. Descei
pools of water and read
Shaini stream, the descc
is thickly lined with w
August) and water is al
miles reach the village
village. Water abundf
from 1 mile up the ravi
Road from Kulast
animals; below the pass
4 Lun
which drains to the nor
of the Zarna mountain
abad to the left and Ka