"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد II. ١٩١٧" [‎٢‎٦‎٣] (٥٤٢/٢٧٢)

KOUTE 11a
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Cross the Bala Rud just above the broken bridge of
Dukhtar Yarjist. Descent to river easy. Stream 100 yds.
wide in deep bed full of boulders, with banks generally
steep: ford able except after heavy rain. Ascend opposite
bank by steep path and cross a series of ridges and ravines.
Qal'ah Husemiyeh. (alt. 1,050 ft.); caravanserai in ruins.
Water plentiful, grazing good, fuel scarce. No supplies
except such as can be obtained from nomads, if any are
in the neighbourhood.
General direction to Qal'ah Eiza, N_W.
Gross deep valley of the Tiktik Ab with difficult ascent
and descent. Then over Tushmal hills; cross a succession
of difficult ridges and ravines.
Koad improves and rises gradually, past Bidrubeh plain,
through intricate and rocky hills. The streams crossed
are dry, or almost dry, during summer.
The head of the Qal'ah Eiza valley is reached. Descend
by stony paths.
ilah Briza (alt. 1,550 ft.): ruined khan and T. O. In
the cold weather the valley is occupied by the Bahar-
wand tribe. There is a good camping-ground in the
valley of Kul Huni, m. S. of the khan, from which it
is hidden by low hills. Water from stream, grazing
good, fuel scarce: no supplies except from nomads.
General direction to Jauzar, NW. Cross the stony Kiza
plain, 4x 1^ m., cultivated in places: keep to S. side of
low liills._
Cross the Ab-i-Zal. The river flows in a ravine 60 ft.
deep : the drop of the banks to the stream is another
30 ft. The approaches on either side are stony and bad.
There is a brick bridge of 20 ft. span in need of repair,
the position of which is indicated by two stone and gyp
sum pillars on either side. The fords above and below
the bridge are difficult. The remains of several bridges
are to be seen in the neighbourhood.
Beyond the river, cross stony slopes.
Gypsum hills are reached.
Stony valley of the Ab-i-Tirada; the camping-ground on
E. bank is Qabr-i-Qasim, that on W. bank is Qafilaja.
(The old graded track crossed the Ab-i-Tirada, by a
wooden bridge, where it flows through a ravine only
10 ft. broad at top.)