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THE BOLAN PASS.
[CHAP. VIII.
the preceding province, has a scanty population, living in
khails, but having some permanent places of larger size, the
Reia and principal of which, Bela, has upwards of 2000 houses, partly
within, and the rest on the exterior of the walls. 1 The next
place in point of importance is the port of Liyari, which con
tains 1600 or 1800 houses. 2
The chief of Lus is nominally obliged to furnish the Khan
of Kelat with 4500 irregular troops.
From this province are exported considerable quantities of
grain, with a few felts, some coarse carpets, dates and almonds;
coffee and slaves being received in return,
sirawan The second or eastern portion of territory contains four
district. districts, viz., Sarawan, J'halawan, Kach'h Gandavah, and
Harand, all of which were, till recently, subject to Kelat.
Sarawan is the most northerly district of Baluchistan,
and partly encircles the province of Lus. It has Kach'h Gan
davah, or rather the Hala mountains, on the east, the desert on
the west, and to the north the Afghan hills. 3 Like Lus, it
contains several chains of mountains, interspersed with much
waste land, and some which is cultivated. It is peopled by
the pastoral Barahui, or Brahooes, who are essentially wan
derers, not having towns or permanent villages. The Barahui
Tumans, therefore, are constantly moving from mountain to
mountain in search of pasturage, as there is not, throughout
the whole country, a level spot, except the desert tract of
Dashti be Daulat, the circumference of which does not
exceed a few miles. 4
Mountain There are, however, at the north-eastern extremity of the
passes. province five different places where, although with difficulty,
this mountainous country may be traversed in a northerly
direction from the side of Kach'h (Cutch); the most remark
able of these being the celebrated pass of Bolan, which is
encountered by the caravans nearly midway between Bukkur
and Kandahar. For a distance of about twenty-five miles
from Bebee-Nanee, 5 this defile is comparatively open, although
1 Pottinger's Travels, p. 298. s Ibid., p. 300.
3 Ibid., pp. 261, 262. 4 Ibid., p. 262.
s Grandmother.—Major Hough's Nar. of the Army of the Indus, &c M p. 51.