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2. RUHIDAR. 6 |. 14General direction N.-E. The
track enters the bare hills and
follows the course of a ravine ; the track is a good one, about 9 ft.
wide with gradients rather steep in places. In some places the
track zigzags up the hillside—no obstacle to pack transport.
It then crosses the top of the Tul Khalat range, a broken plateau,
and then descends to Ruhidar; the descent is similar to the
ascent, but not quite so steep or so long. The village itself is
about J mile from the Lahabari River. At Ruhidar there is
good camping along the river bank. There is no reason why
these two stages should not be done in one ; the second stage,
however, is a difficult and would probably take troops the same
time that they could cover double the distance over a flat plain.
Abgungi, therefore, being a suitable camping site, has been
included as a stage on this route.
3. MAIDAN-I-NAFTUjNT. 11 J. 26. General direction N.-E.
Crossing the river
the track traverses the Lahabari plain ( 2 J miles) up to the
Chalbatun hills ; thence following the course of a ravine, and
through a tangi commanded by heights on both sides, reaches
the broken plateau on top. After crossing this it des
cends steeply to tne foot of the range and continuing thence
on more or less level ground joins the main cart road at Tembih
Power station, from where the route followed is that described
in Route (a) Dar-i-Khazinah to Maidan-i-Naftun, via Tembih.
Alternative 1st stage.—M.\xW& Thani to Abgungi. 22 miles.
1 . ABGUNGI. 22 . 22 . General direction N.-E. Troops
might be required to march
from Mulla Thani, when the route following the pipe line via
Haddam would be taken. Beyond Haddam the track follows
the, A.-P. 0. C. branch motor road for about 2 miles,
when it meets the main motor road from Dar-i-Khazinah to
Mamutain .—Vide Route 10 -B. About J mile from Abgungi
the track from Bistand, 5 miles away on # the Karun River,
joins this route. This track is quite fit for and has been used by
mechanical transport, which can proceed to within £ mile from
Abgungi, when a bad nullah is met. A.-P. 0. C. have a rest
house at Abgungi.
Second alternative 1st stage .—Bistand to Abgungi. miles.
This is the track mentioned in the previous paragraph, and
as in the case of the route from Dar-i-Khazinah, there would be