'Persia 1888. From Rishir to Bunder Abbas.' [‎22v] (49/69)

ROUTE No.
con I'l.
Distances.
Number and names of stages.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Riveis and
streamii.
M. F.
M. F.
Remarks.
at about 3° to south-east. Th } valley is, gradually, narrowing in as we advance, till, at 10§ miles,
the hil s to north are distant about 450 yards, and those to south about 150* At 11 miles 2 fm-
lougs the valley has become almost a defile, which is called langmao. Within the next dfi.i-
longs we twice cross the dry stony bed of a water-course about 20 yards broad, flow generally
eastward. At 11 miles 7 furlongs, the defile, about 200 yards broad, is bordered by low hills on
either side. Advancing another 5 furlongs, we again cross the di\ b^d of the watei-couise
previously passed. The further or eastern bank is here perpendicular, and forms <> c id about
2') feet high, but is broken down at the point ol crossing, so as to loi m a steep slope. About 20
yards to east of thi low cliff we pass the caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). , cal edbasti Pariah . Ihe clih,
formed by the further bank of the stream, runs round and c »\eis the south, as well as the we>t
face of the ca re, va n serai, which, with stone wal Is two teet thick, is 30 yai ds stpiai e, and con t a ms
three cisterns, all in good repair,
the water-course previously
about 19 lower rooms. Close to the caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). are
At about 2£ furlongs, after passing Basti Pariah, we cross the
shallow and shelving, overgrown with grass
encountered, bed as before dry, but now very .
and tamarisk bush, and 150 yards broad. At 13 miles low tumular bills descend directly
to either side of the road, which is very stony, an 1 becomes more so as we pioceed. Within
another mile the defile is opening out, the low stony hills being now 3 ; l to 50 yards distant
from either side of the track. We observe several big and small kanar trees scatteied about
the pass. At 13 miles 7 furlongs the road crosses the dry stony bed of a nullah, flow S.
to N. The low hills have now cleared away, and the road is passing midway between
the range of big bills to N. and 8., distant about bOO yards. Advancing anotlur
mile the road enters the bed of a water-course, flow eastward, and immediately after passes
along i s \ ery stony bank. The channel is about 100 yards broad, dry, and incrusted with
salt. From this bitter fact the water, when in flood, must apparently be brackish. At 15
miles 5 furlongs we again touch the south bank of this channel, and follow its course along
the southern side of a grassy valley devoid of bush ov t ree. At this point, nam d “ Pin Baia,
where the*i*oadtouches the river, a road branches off to Kaana-Duzd, vide route No. Par
to Kaana-Duzd, authority S. Butcher.
The valley widens out as w.e alvance to 7 or 8 miles. At *21 miles, after crossing a
deep ditch containing good fresh wate r , we arrive at the village of Aliabad. Altitude above
sea 2,221 feet. The bouses of mud and stone, with flat roofs, open inwards, and form the sides
of a large square compound. A big gate-way, surmounted by a lofty tower, g ves access to
the village. Immediately to south of this village-fort is a large pond, through which good
sweet water flows in from a ditch on the western side, and out to east by a similar ditch.
There is also a caravanserai A roadside inn providing accommodation for caravans (groups of travellers). , rather delapidate l and dirty, with but one upper room, all the
otheis being on the basement. Population about 3 )0.
24.
Supplies
Water
Fuel
Grazing
Cultivation
Camping-ground.
Hormuz
Limited
Plentiful and good.
Vi oderate.
Good.
Small.
Good.
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General direc-
Leave Aliabad.
tion S. E. by E.
The road, traversing the southern
j ( ) side of a grassy valley, approaches
diagonally the range of Kuh Badeni. The ground of a whitish clay, thinly covered with patches
of dried up yellow grass, and dotted at rare intervals with small bush and furze, slopes generally
to S. E. At 1^ miles the south side of the road is bordered by gravelly clayey mounds, and close
to the north side flows to S. E. a shallow rivulet. At 1 mile 6 furlongs the road crosses a very
shallow stream, 25 to 30 yards
broad, breadth of water 7 to 8 feet.
Into this latter the rivulet that
bad been running along-side the
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• • •
Stream
( water
brackish).