"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد II. ١٩١٧" [‎٢‎٦‎٧] (٥٤٢/٢٧٦)

V
EOUTE 11a
267
Miles from
Dizfnl
83
103
Miles from
Dizful
123
106^?
131
143
Taiyil stream, reached by a steep descent. Either in the
neighbourhood of this stream or near the Shurab
the track crosses the main route. From the Taiyil
the course of the track is obscure. The authority says
merely that there is a steep descent to the Shurab (sweet
water), ' and thence over spurs to the Kuh-i-Bavi by Qalb
'AliKham'. See alternative route given underm.130 below.
Kurageh..
Kliurramabad.
from the Ab-i-Fani
Proceed over low gypsum hills to
"Valmian: deserted T.O. Water
indifferent.
From here to the Badamak valley the general direction is
NE. Proceed over gypsum hills to the foot of the
Tang-i-Pinawar (alt. 3,000 ft.), thence by difficult
ascent over limestone slopes to the summit (alt. 4,060 ft.)-
and from there by a short descent into the Badamak
valley.
Badamak (near a high conical hill in the centre of the
valley). Good water, fair grazing, abundant fuel.
The Badamak valley, which runs about SE.-NW., is
well wooded and undulating, with many hills of blue
shale conglomerate and sandstones. There are lime
stone ranges to N. and S. To N. is the Dalich range,
an almost continuous cliff, passable only in four or five
places. For the Kul-i-Hisar pass see branch route
given above under m. 80. N. of Badamak lies the very
difficult Kul-i-Sukhteh, avoided even by nomads; for
the main pass see below under m. 106|. The hills to
the S. are breached in this neighbourhood by the
Tang-i-Kashub. The valley is claimed by the Judeki,
but occupied in winter by the Dirakwand.
General direction to Ab-i-Sard, N.
Track winds up the valley.
Ascend to the Dalich pass (alt. 6,000 ft.). There are two
passes, Dalich Buzurg and Dalich Kuchuk (Great and
Little Dalich): the latter is 1^ m. W. of the Great
Dalich, which is the better, though both are difficult
and stony. The Great Dalich seems to be meant here.
The descent is somewhat easier, over limestone slopes,
leading into the Ab-i-Sard valley.
At the Dalich passes the route is joined by the alternative
tracks from the Tirada valley by Ser-i-Gul (see under