"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد III. ١٩١٧" [‎٢‎٧‎١] (٤٣٢/٢٨٠)

EOUTE 44 a
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Ashkafka, village of Haruti Kurds, 1 m, to 1. In this
neighbourhood is the boundary between the Kazas of
Eowanduz and Koi Sanjaq.
Khata, village of Mir Makhmali Kurds, ^ m. to 1.
Tutma, village of Mir Makhmali Kurds, f in. to 1.
Track leaves the Alaneh Dereh and begins ascent of an
outlier from the Kurek Dagh.
Cross spur overlooking a fertile valley called Desht -i-
Balassani.
Balassan (Badissan?), stragglingvillage of 200 houses. The
eastern portion belongs to Mir Yusufi Kurds, the western
to Mir Makhmali (1902). A stream, the Khudran, passes
through the village and down the valley. Surrounding
area well wooded, with orchards and vineyards to E.
The village of Berawa (Mir Yusufi Kurds) lies E. or SE.,
and the villages of Daraj (Mir Makhmali Kurds) and
Chiwa (Pishghelli Kurds) lie to SW. or S. Authorities
of 1902 and 1912 differ as to their exact positions. The
position of villages in this neighbourhood is known to be
liable to change.
Track now crosses the Desht-i-Balassani.
Cross a spur and enter the Keshan Dereh, an eastern
bifurcation of the Alaneh Dereh. It is a narrow gorge,
some 7 m. long, finally opening into the Eaniyeh Plain.
It soon narrows to about f m., and continues about that
breadth.
Cross a stream from a gorge to the 1. A track leads up
this gorge over the hills to Betwata (see below).
Malok, 20 houses of Pishghelli Kurds.
Follow rocky path along hill-side.
Warra, 40 houses of Pishghelli Kurds.
Nuwaweh, 80 houses of Pishghelli Kurds.
Valley here 500 yds. wide. Track continues down the
Keshan Dereh by a stony path winding among rocky
spurs sparsely covered with trees.
Keach Kaniyeh Plain. Leave the Khudran and keep more
to the E.
Cross a stream in a ravine full of boulders. In high water
this stream would be difficult to ford.
Sari Zaui and Angos, Pishghelli villages at the foot of
the hills about 1^ m. to 1.