'Appendix to Routes in Persia. Section II' [‎25r] (49/86)

oneld.
>tween the Tang.j.
* but would be very
r range; no inhabi-
a broad level and
be Ab-i-Merk rnn<
nst be ramped for
TiUes commence to
ihidasht plain. The
it, reaching it at
en bare hills 1 mile I
ih, it turns north,
the feafid-Kuh of
slope to Sar-i-Ab,
anshah, 8 miles,
row and intricate,!
1 city to the west *
’ over the Safid
1 down in places. *
msidemble detour
the Safid Kuh,
dain, and thence
i the direction’of ,
runabad to Ivar-
difficult passage ;
formation).
^lain for about
of the Kaluja
on the right,
dies cross the
in a northerly
he right. At
33
Route No. \9—concld.
From Asmanabad to Harunabad via Wifraur—aonM.
Rekabks.
forest, Tan =t. Tezar , n a ^ut 121 leaves it and runs through
o st. At 1 / miles reach Wrfraur, a halting place ; wafer and firewood plentiful.
Harunabad
8
25
reach Harunabad.
Leave Wifraur, and later on, after leaving the
hills, reach the Harunabad plain. At about 7 miles
cross the Ab-i-Karind, a narrow, deep and swiftly
p. , ' . 1 , flowing strea n fordable in places, and at 8 miles
Foi description and details see romte No. 2, Karmanshah to Sar-i-Pul.
Route No. 20.
From Juanrud to Karmanshau via KaiiA-su valley.
Authority and date. — Vaughan, August 1897.
DrSTAXCES, IN
No.
MILES.
of
stage.
Names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
1
Remarks.
Sadikabao
south-east.
10^
10 £
Load after leaving Juanrud is the same as
Uiat described m the stage Rawansar-Juanrud
in the route from Karmanshah to Juanrud vid
m Hilawar valley and Rawansar.* General direction
Troops could halt at Sadikabad camping north-east of the village which
. L *■ 4 aii/a un c iAo u vlL village W hir h
alld goats 001 3 ° hoUSeS# Water P ,entiflll » good ; supplies: about 200 cows, 500sheep
Shauabad
12
22b
Leave Sudikabad and go south-south-east cross
ing a small stream in the valley, low rounded hills
on the right, the Kara-su on the left, at 1 mile,
, , direction east, at miles south-south-east, good’
road over tairly level ground. At pass Sala Khana, 12 houses, away on the low lulls
on the right. A few trees, water and some cultivation. At 4f miles cross a small stream
and pass the village of Kalaja closely on the left, on the right bank of the Kara-su, 20
houses, a willow tree or so. At 5£ pass Miskinawar, 15 houses, on the right of
the road, 2 or 3 trees,^ and a good spring of water, elevation 4,950 feet. The hills'on the
right fall away : at G£ miles cross the Kara-su, a stream about 30 feet broad with highish
banks, firm, gravelly bottom and about 2 feet of water with a moderate current. At 7 miles
pass through Uramowar, 20 houses, with plantations of trees and cultivation. At 7f- miles a
gap is visible in the hills on the left, the 8hahu range, through which a road from Rawansar
passes to Khaglistan. At 8 miles pass Hasanabad 10 houses, water plentiful, and co
east. - b
At 9 miles pass Zerinchan, 20 houses, and go south-east. At 10 miles pass through
Hasanabad, 20 houses. At lOf leave the road and go south, crossing one or two irrigation
streams with muddy beds, and at 12 miles reach Shaliabad.
Road, good and passable to all arms, the ordinary road branches off south-south-
at Sardabad and runs direct to Shaliabad, but it often happens to be swampy in
east
* Route No. 21.
k.