"دليل كرمانشاه." [و‎‎٢‎٢‎٨] (٥٠٤/٤٦٠)

the end o£ the plain the road turns sharply S.W., crosses the
Duzul mountain by the Gardaneh Javemergue which is about 1 kilometre
in length Half-way up the pass the road turns south. On leaving the
pass one enters the plain of Groawur bordered on the opposite side by the
Kalajeh mountain. On leaving the pass the road takes a westerly direc
tion. The plain of Goawur has a width of ^ farsakh. The plain gets
narrower at 1 farsakh from the Tang-i-Javemergue and only measures 1
kilometre in width. The plain is limited on the left by the Kuh-i-Kechel
which joins the Kuh-i-Kalajeh. The road crosses the plain and reaches the
Kuh-i-Kechel. The Kuh-i-Kechel runs S.E. to N. E.—The road is parallel
to the mountain.
The river Kamga runs through this plain. It rises near the old ruined
caravanserai of Sarkuh Kamga., passes Kalkosh and joins the Howlan.
The Kuh-i-Kechel extends J farsakh further than Kalgosh and is con
tinued by the Kuh-i-Molianeh. On the other side of Kalkosh is the Kuh-i-
Kal-Amir-at the foot of which is Kalkosh.
The plain inrwhich Kalkosh is situated is named Kifraur. Kalkosh is 4
farsakhs from Kerind and about 5 from Gilan and 6| from Harunabad.
Kalkosh numbers 20 houses of the manishi division of Kalhors. Cultiva
tion : grain. Sheep. Proprietors : Aziz Khan and Mehdi Khan. From
the foot of the Kuh-Kechel to Kalkosh the distance is 2 farsakhs. The
village has no Katkhoda, the chief of the division of the tribe being sole
master. The villagers of Kalkosh are very poor. They only live on
bread.
The valley of Kifraur is | farsakh wide and follows a S. E.—N. W.
direction.
On leaving the Goawur plain and at the foot of the Kuh-i-Kechel one
finds an old ruined Shah Abbasi caravanserai called Sar-kuh-Kamgah.
From tbe caravanserai to Kalkosh the road runs along the right of the
stream except at | farsakh from Kalkosh; here through a bend in the river
tbe river has to be forded twice. Past Kalkosh tbe river deviates from
the road, passes to the right and follows at 600 metres distance the Kala-
mir mountain. The second road from Harunabad to Kalkosh is called
Kazansheken frcm the name of a hill half-way between Harunabad and
Kalkosh at 3 farsakhs from Kalkosh.
From Kalkosh to Harunabad the distance is about 6^ farsakhs. The
country within a radius of 6 farsakhs from Gilan is said to produce yearly
1,000 kharvars of rice.
At farsakhs from Kalkosh the road crosses a pass in the Molianeh
mountain. The plain of Kifraur extends i farsakh further than this pass.
The pass is very difficult and is 2 kilometres in length. It took us 45
minutes to cover this distance. On leaving the pass the road takes a wes
terly direction running on the side of the mountain about 500 metres above
the plain. Through numberless turns it descends to the plain just beneath
the end of the pass. It then takes a Westerly direction. The descent
occupies half an hour and must be done on foot.
Half farsakh further on the road crosses the plain of Pushteh in a S.W,
direction and reaches the Kuh-i-Poshteh-Kuh which is 1 farsakh di 8 fa n t
from the pass.