"دليل بلاد فارس. مجلد I" [و‎‎٢‎٣‎٤] (٨٢٠/٤٨٤)

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The principal mountain peaks of the chief ship are—in the south, SMh
Prominent peaks. Jehan, reputed the highest mountain in Khoia-
^an, and the Takht-i-Mlrza, rising from the
£r 0 o U m 9,CW r i ^%e a ef mE,bUr2 - Both m “ st - » elevation o f
From the northern chain rises the line of peaks or elevated ridges before
mentioned, running from the Atak south-east, and known as Kuh-i-Gifan
Patagu, Baghan, Ivunja Khur, Chuinlu, and D u z. The drainage of these
*» mountains falls north-east into the Garmakhan or upper Atrak and west
into the northern tributaries of the Atrak. %
The only considerable streams are the Garma Khan, also known to the
Streams. Persians as the Sumbar, — though that name is
„ notin local use,—which drains the nlntonn^
north ofKuchan, flows east, and then bending west, traverses the^uchan
P ’ ffk 1 th6 - I)arrel1 Gaz stre am, which rises north-east of Kuchan and
north of the main watershed line, and flows east for about 15 to 20 miles into
Durmgar, a valley of Darreh Gaz. Shah Jehan and Takht-i-Miiza send three
small streams into the Kuchan plain; and from the north flow three
streams-one from the Isfijir valley, one from the GIfan valleyTnd oTe
from Kushkaneh, which joins the Atrak in Bujnurd. ' ’
Roads and routes. The principa , roads of the ^
1. The main road to Meshed by Chinaran. Passable for wheeled carriaces
V te Men mulea Kal ° h ^ K1,5n “ nd ‘ he Alll>1 ™ ; Akbar Pass. pLab'e
Bujnurd by Chinaran Rough, passable for wheeled carriages.
4. To Bujnurd by Raza-abad. Passable for mules.
To b Tj- C v n f!; Durin g 5r * and Davandpass. Passable for mules.
6. To the Atak by Durb Adam. Passable for mules
7. To the Atak by Ughaz. Passable for mules.
8. To the Atak by Kushkaneh. Passable for mules
9 ’ T mufe a s bZaW5r aCr ° 3S the T * kllt ' i - M! ‘' z5 “ d Marnin plain. Passable for
10. By Bam, Safiabad, and the Juvain plain to Nishauur Pagcaklo i
U. Cart road to Askhabad by Bajgiran. P - Passable fOT mules.
The Kucban and Shirvan plain, which has an elevation of 3,800 feet
Kuchan and Shirvan ^ aW , ay gently t0 th ® West ’ is
Plain. “7 far the most fertile tract in Khorasan.
,. , . . . x , - Nearl y the whole of its area is under culti
vation, and is irrigated by numerous streams, springs, and qanats. The
i unirngated land, even m ordinary seasons, produces good crops of grain
returning ten to fifteen fold. It is covered with fine villages buried
m extensive groves, gardens, and vineyards.
The whole chiefship is divided into seven bululcs ; but a less minute and
arbitrary division according to its natural features will facilitate descrip-
About 13 miles from the head of the plain lies the old town of Kilchan.
Old Kuchan. J* 16 walls are destroyed. The Atrak stream
TTO , , v , fl0W8 P ast on the north, and extensive vine-
yards enclose ,t on all s.des. The northern mountain slopes reach to wiUiu
1 mile of the town. To the south the plain extends for about 15 miles.
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