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KHA—KIM
KH AMAK.—
A village o£ 70 houses in the north of the Miankangi district, drawing its
water-supply by means of the Nahr-i-Khamak from the Rud-i-Parian.
About half a mile to the west of the village, which is surrounded by
tamarisk jungle, is a small hill from which a good view can be obtained.
The villagers are mostty of the Khimmar and Bolagh tribes.
Resources.Sevvvi ploughs of arable land, 3 horses, 9 cows, 300 sheep
and goats, and 30 donkeys.
KHWAJA AHMED.—
A village of 100 houses, situated on the right bank of the Rud-i-Seistan,
about 4 miles from the Band-i*Seistan, in the Mahal-i-Nahrui.. It is
the chief village of the Mahal-i-Khwaja Ahmed, which comprises ten
villages scattered about in the vicinity, as well as numerous small encamp
ments. The inhabitants are chiefly Gurgich Baluchis, Rahim and Allahdo.
itesowrcds.—Seven ploughs of cultivated land, 10 horses, 100 cattle, 4-50
sheep and goats, camels, and 60 donkeys.
KILLA-I-KOHNA, also known as BURJ-I-KOHNA.—
This is an extensive village of 300 houses, situated in what was one of the
most fertile parts of Seistan, but of late years sand has destroyed a great
deal of the cultivation in the vicinity. Killa-i-Kohna is noted for its
many fine fruit gardens, and there are four large tamarisk trees on the
north-west of the village, which form a conspicuous landmark.
'When the Helmund is in flood, the overflow water of the Killa-i-Nao
canal, which also feeds this village, forms an unfordable lake about three-
quarters of a mile long to the east of the village.
The inhabitants are Nahrui, Sharaki, Sarbadi, and Kayal.
Resources .—Thirty ploughs, 10 horses, 100 oxen, 600 sheep and goats,
23 camels, and 190 donkeys.
KILLA-I-NAO.—
A village of 1£0 houses in the extreme north of Pusht-i-Ab, about 12 miles
due north of Nasratabad, situated close to the border of the Naizar or
Hamun. The village is built in three parts and the inhabitants are chiefly
Kakha, Sanadgul, and Sarawani.
Resources .—Eighteen ploughs of cultivated land, 7 horses, 60 cattle,
800 sheep and goats, 5 camels, and 50 donkeys.
KILLA-I-NAO, also known as BURJ-I-NAO, or BURJI-I-ALAM.—
Is a village of 300 houses, in the Mahal-i-Nahrui, built at the western
extremity of the low hills which bound inhabited Seistan on the south and
south-east. The greater number of the houses are built on the low ground
at the foot of the hills, but there are a few, together with the remains of an
old “ burj , 73 perched on a small hill adjoining.
The village has seen its best days, sand having destroyed much of the
cultivation in the vicinity. Water is obtained by a separate canal, named
the Nahr-i-Killa-i-Nao, from the Rud-i-Sheb-i-Ab. The inhabitants are
chiefly Nahrui, Rashki, and Kayal.
—Forty-five ploughs, 10 horses, 120 oxen, 500 sheep and
goats, 54 camels, and 180 donkeys.
KIMAK.—
Is a well-built village of 220 houses in the Mahal-i-Nahrui, on the left
bank of the Rud-i-Sheb-i-Ab, over which there is a ford, passable by