"تقرير عسكري عن جنوب غرب بلاد فارس، يتضمن أقاليم خوزستان (عربستان)، لورستان، وجزءًا من فارس" [‎٢‎١‎٨] (٤٦٦/٢٣٧)

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FroTii "MuliOLWivfieyah to Tchrayi^ fyc.* contd.
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Distances in
miles.
Eemarks.
% ^
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52;
Time.
Names of towns, villages, &e.
Interrae- Total,
diate.
stream
not 100' wide; fordable everywhere. At times it cames a large volume of water.
The B^-Hisar ^ buil/on the summit of a solitary steep rock, near the centre of the
^ i/-vc?o fr* flip rio'Vit hank of the river. Near its summit is a copious stream. Kound
about'its base are fine gardens, well irrigated, and dwelling houses, &c., enclosed by walls of
2,000 inhaHtants, and is the residence of the ruler of theluristte
distSct "Sh^southWard across the Luv Hlk to Dizful The town is rapidly fal ^
into ruins. Trade was most inactive owing to the insecurity of the Dizful road (1884). Iheie
" "S 'ZtZ - to numW 1,000,»
of mud ; roofs flat; bazar of insignificant size.
The camping ground, suited for one brigade, lies to the west of the town. the
i,I,..!]-! throno-h a range of rocky hills stretching across the plain in the usna
north-west diroction, leaving standing the solitary rock, f ^
upon which the fort is built. There are two roads from Khoramahad to Bur 3 .
route taken hv De Bode is the most direct, hut tents are met with along it only during
summer months. Caravans, &c., prefer that taken and now described.
M.-FM "S
Cart road to Khoramabad. that from Muhammerah to Dizful, 1/3 m ' l ^ es \j f.f 0 !- .
try is practically a level alluvial flat, to constr a
only is required; road metal can be obtained hilh
Tlizful
^From Dizful to Khoramabdd, a distance
of constructing a cart-road, the tract has been
Miles, is level and requires nothing to le done t
the existence of which Lurs are quite callous ,
cleared of stones; the had, 40 miles, requires widenedeind
lessen the gradients; in the ravines or passes
otherwise there is littleroch-cutting required "timate of cost of construe-
and gun-cotton will do all that is required (see page 238 fox estimate o
tion). Within the hills road metal is plentiful, — ==•
The direct road from Kir-Ab, 8 farsakhs from Dizful, refe ™ d
.... page 204, leads from that valley across a peci
Direct road Dizful to Khoramabad. p itoug ran g e) a continuation 0 f of) miles »
into the Tang-i Zardawar, a narrow and wooded valley having o r ■*
direction of N. 20° W.