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KOA—KUL
camels except at flood time, close to the north of the village. Kimak is
built on and at the foot of a small hill, with a fine “ bnrj ” or tower
on another hill adjoining it. To the west are a succession of four small
hills, runuing north and south, which from a distance appear to be one
only, and when the Helmund is in flood, stand out of a large lake formed
by the overflow from the Rud-i-Sheb-i-Ab. These are called Atishgah, on
account of the tradition which states that the tC Gabrs 33 or fire-worshippers
used to use them as their place of worship. There are remains also of old
fortifications, said to date from the time of Ahmed Shah Abdali. Kimak
is picturesquely situated on the extreme edge of the cultivated area of
Seistan, at the foot of low hills running along its eastern side, and from
the tower a fine view is obtained.
Resources .—Seventeen ploughs of cultivated land, 6 horses, 100 cows,
150 sheep and goats, 2 camels, and 180 donkeys.
KOAD.-—
A village of 20 houses in the south of Pusht-i-Ab, which obtains water
by means of a branch canal from the Rud-i-Seistan. There are small
sandhills and thin tamarisk scrub on all sides of the village, and a number
of flocks and herds are always to be found. About half a mile south-east
of the village there is a ford over the Rud-i-Hasinki, which is not fordable
elsewhere in this neighbourhood. The inhabitants are Sinchuli, Sharaki,
and Piri, and 46 families of Maldars of the Nahrui, Sharaki, Sanadgul,
Sherzai, and Murad Kuli tribes are attached to the village, and own most
of the cattle and flocks.
Resources .—Eight ploughs of cultivated land, 14 horses, 190 cattle,
2,500 sheep and goats, 141 camels, and 115 donkeys.
KOSH A-I-BALA, also known as KOSHA-I-SARGAZI—
Owing to the village belonging chiefly to that clan. A well-built village
of about 60 houses, in the Sheb-i-Ab district, which obtains its water-supply
from the Shela Kafir canal.
There are a few fruit gardens and walled fields belonging to the village.
Resources .—Three ploughs of cultivated land, 3 horses, 20 cattle,
20 sheep, and 30 donkeys.
KOSHA-I-SHEB, also known as KOSHA-I-PAIN, or KOSHA-I-MIR
JAFAR KHAN—(Its present Katkhuda.)
A village of 180 houses in Sheb-i-Ab, obtaining its water-supply by a
separate canal from the Rud-i-Sheb-i-Ab. The village is built in three
separate parts, between which flows a large canal, and in it are many well-
built houses and good walled fruit gardens.
Resources .—Twenty ploughs of cultivated land, five horses, 40 cows,
100 sheep, 4 camels, and 60 donkeys.
KUL (No. 2),—
A village of 150 houses, built in two parts, situated in the south-west of
Pusht-i-Ab, which is fed by a canal flowing from the Rud-i-Sheb-i-Ab.
The present Katkhuda, Taj Mohammed, is an important man in Seistan,
and the inhabitants are mostly of his clan—Kul and Sargazi. The
village stands in a sparsely cultivated tract of country.
Resources .—Twenty ploughs of cultivated land, 17 horses, 70 cattle,
400 sheep, 10 camels, and 80 donkeys.
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