"تقرير عسكري عن جنوب غرب بلاد فارس، يتضمن أقاليم خوزستان (عربستان)، لورستان، وجزءًا من فارس" [‎٢‎٣‎٥] (٤٦٦/٢٥٦)

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Route No. 1— contd.
From Muhatnmerah to fyc. —contd.
Time.
A.M.
5-30
Names of villages, towns, &c.
Distances in
Miles.
Inter
mediate.
Total.
Eemarks.
A kanat being excavated; water 80'
from the surface ; barometer 24*1" (6,100');
, thermometer 42°. Eoad 30' broad; sur
face hard; soil, a sandy clay.
The main hill ranges are now 15 miles distant, on either hand ; to the south, 3 to 4 miles
distant, there is a low range, narrow as to width.
6-45
7-15
7-55
The stony barren plateau undulates
gently ; barometer 24' / (6,000').
Descends off the elevated plateau to a
lower one.
Barometer 23 , 95' / (5,970'). Ascends
gently; hills 8 miles distant on either
hand; no trees or shrubs grow; the
sun's rays, powerful; water, scarce.
The lower plateau affords a poor graz
ing for sheep.
Passes between outliers, 2 miles apart
and elevated 500'to 600'. The main hills
are 15 to 20 miles distant on either hand,
and their low outliers 8 or 10 miles.
Thest3 outliers join in with the outer ranges of low hills fronting the main ones.
9-30
9-45
11
11-25
E atjgied
from the northward.
A rapid and plentiful brook crosses the
road.
A rapid and plentiful brook crosses the
road.
23 500 Small village. The outlying hills to the
south here throw out a spur, which,
crossed by the road, joins a similar spur
The village is in a ruinous state. Halt one-half hour, the mule-
There is a serai
drivers refusing to proceed. This is generally made the stage by caravans.
P.M.
1-15
1-15
Rounding the spur the road is narrow
and difficult over rock. Beyond the
stream, flowing down the valley now
entered, lies the village " Deh Zaleiin."
Pass a ruined tower. The cultivated
., bed of the valley is 500 to 600 yards
wide; soil, clay; a pl eii tif u i gt ^am A qws down it. The district is known as the Mahal-i-
a atch (Khelej). Apple, fig, pomegranate trees, &c., rhubarb, &c., thrive. The hill-sides are
s ony and barren. The road crosses the low srravelly and stony undulations on the right
hand side of the valley. 8
^ 1 A large village lies f mile to the north-
ward under an outcrop.
Barometer 24 , 6 7 (5,460').
wind blowing.
... ... Descends into the valley.
SebapchugIn ... ... Small village. Road ascends out of the
valley; crosses a small stream, which,
flowing parallel to the road, cuts it up.
2-15
3
A strong hot