"بعثة لإجراء عملية مسح لنهري دجلة والفرات، تم تنفيذها بأمر من الحكومة البريطانية، في السنوات ١٨٣٥، ١٨٣٦، ١٨٣٧؛ تسبقها إشعارات جغرافية وتاريخية للمناطق الواقعة بين نهري النيل والسند. في أربعة مجلّدات. مع أربع عشرة خريطة ورسمًا، ومزينة بثلاث عشرة لوحة، بالإضافة للعديد من الرسومات بالحفر على الخشب. المجلّد الأول." [‎١‎٦‎٤] (٩٠٥/٢١٩)

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164 ba'miya'n. [chap. viii.
the borders of Kabul, in 68° 15' east longitude. The pro
vinces of Siyah-band (Shah-band) and Farrah form the
southern portion of the territory. The former district con
tains a pastoral population, who possess immense flocks of
sheep, and a proportion of small active horses, which are
reared for sale. In the latter district there is a greater num
ber of fixed inhabitants than in the former, and these are a
line hardy race, who live chiefly in the valley of Farr-ar-rud,
which terminates at the borders of Siwistan. Siyah-band is
without any town of importance; but its chief places are
Bihboud Khan, Ghoura Khan, and Kouroum Khan, in which
the three principal Eimakh chiefs reside.
Town of The Farr-ar-rud river rises near the western side of the
arra . p rov j[ ncej anc [ takes a S.W. course along the valley, to the
romantic town of Anar-darrah, 1 from whence it proceeds
onwards to Lake Zerrah, and passes near Farrah. This town
is considered to be the capital of the Nur-zayi country, and
it is described as being a large walled town, situated in a
fertile valley, midway on the high road from Kandahar to
Herat. 8 Around the different villages throughout the rest of
the distance, this extensive valley appears to be well culti
vated, and enjoys a fine climate; as is the case likewise in the
adjoining valley of the Kash-rud. The river Kash rises close
to the head of the Farr-ar-rud, and takes a southerly direc
tion from thence till it enters the Etelmand. The two dis
tricts of Bamiyan and Ghoraut, or the Huzarah country, form
the eastern, and, owing to its position towards the foot of the
Hindu Kush, the least productive part of the territory of
Herat. Dek Zangee is the chief town ; but the people live
almost entirely in villages, which, like those of the Arme
nians, are partly excavated in the sides of the hills, and have
the protection of a strong loop-holed tower. In case of an
alarm being sounded, this work is speedily occupied by a
number of warlike people, sufficient for that sort of defence
which proved so troublesome to the Macedonian conqueror
1 Captain Christie, in Pottinger's Travels, p. 411.
4 Ibid.