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Junction of
the eastern
with the
northern
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from its springs in the hills below Pelvereh, forms the lakes
of Gol Bashi, Ma'den Gol, and Chinari Gol; from the last
of which this river, bearing the name of the Ak-sti, makes a
south-westerly curve along the eastern side of the Kapujan
Tagh, till it touches the Ovah of Bazarjik. From thence it
flows N.W. through Shehr Ovah, 1 in which it is joined by
two or three affluents from the high ground to the south,
and finally enters the main stream in the valley of Aghr
Tagh. From the neighbourhood of Mar'ash the trunk of
the ancient Pyramus runs W. S.W. and sweeps round the
mountains of Anabad into the deep valley separating the
Durdun Tagh range from the Taurus : along the latter it
preserves the same general direction through forests of pine,
broken by deep ravines and stupendous rocky precipices, till
at length it enters the plain of Cilicia, in which it receives
the Kaisha-su and another stream from the slopes of the
-Taurus : and again, near Am-zarbah it is joined by two
affluents. One of these, the Salakat, or Saurtin Chai, makes
a bold sweep, first south-westward from Kars, then north
westward, and, finally, southward, in which direction it
passes the town and castle of Am-zarbah. About four miles
om the latter place it unites with the eastern branch; and
again, at the same distance southward, the trunk is entered
by a great branch from the north. This fine river, which
also bears the name of the Jaihan, has its springs in the
Anti-laurus, from whence it winds through the recesses
ot laurus proper, at some distance westward of the town of
bis, and of a castle which has the designation of Kara Sis.
In this part of its course it is joined by so many considerable
streams, that it is navigated by rafts some time before it
reaches the plain, along which it passes a little westward
ot Am-zarbah, and pursues its southern course to the point
of junction already noticed. The trunk formed by these
different branches appears to make a gentle sweep westward
of south to Misis (the ancient Mopsuesta), where it has a
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