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JA rXe of 30 houses iu Pusht-i-Ab on a branch canal of the Rud-i-
Bunjar, about 4 miles from Nasratabad. It is subsidiary to the large
Vll ^fsowrcS U —Three ploughs of cultivated land, 20 cattle, 150 sheep and
goats, and 30 donkeys.
^^A village of 20 poor huts which belongs to the Mahal of Sehkoha, and lies
in the valley running from Sharak to Sehkoha in the south of Sheb-i-Ab.
There is excellent grazing close to the village. ,, , ,
Resources.— Ihvw ploughs of cultivated land and a few cattle, sheep, and
donkeys.
JA An "extensive village of about 500 houses, in the Mahal-i-Sharaki, situated
about half a mile north of the Rud-i-Sheb-i-Ab. The village contains no
prominent “ buri ” or high standing houses, and does not appear from a
distance as large as it really is. It is now almost entirely surrounded by
sand, which appears likely to destroy more of the cultivation belonging to
the village. The inhabitants are chiefly Sharaki, Sheikhluugi, Husseina-
badi, Raz, and a few Herati. , , „n i onn
jBesowrces.—Forty-five ploughs of arable land, 24 horses, 60 camels, 200
donkeys, 50 cows, 2,500 sheep and goats.
J iE H AN A B A D
Is the chief village of the Mahal of that name, and is situated in the south
of the Miankangi district, obtaining its water-supply from the Rud-i-Paiian
by means of a canal of its own, called the Nahar-i-Jehanabad. The village
is entirely surrounded by tamarisk, and consequently visible to only a short
distance, while the ground in its vicinity is liable to severe floods when the
Helmuud is high. , , , j ^
Resources.—Six. ploughs of cultivated land, 13 horses, 110 cows, and 4U
sheep and goats,
JELALABAD.— , , , ,,
A village situated at the mouth of the Rud-i-Parian on the edge ot tne
Naizar in the west of the Miankangi district. It was founded by Jelal-
ud-din Khan, a former chief of the Kaianis, and until the time of Abbas
Khan, brother of Malik Gulzar Khan, the present head of the tribe, it was
a flourishing and well-built village. It was, however, destroyed some years
ago with practically all the cultivation belonging to it, by floods from the
Rud-i-Parian, and now some 15 houses alone are inhabited, the ground on
all sides of the village being said to be a huge lake when the Helmund is
in flood.
There are still some high ruins standing, from the top of which a line
view can be obtained, and which are fairly conspicuous.
Resources .— One plough of arable land, 2 horses, 85 cattle, 10 s eep,
1 camel, and 10 donkeys. There are, however, always a large number o