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206 ROADS AND TRACKS—ROUTE 1
miles
1081
mi
1131
H6J
117f
119^
H9|
1201
1221
126
1301
132
Between this point and Boghados are 3 streams
crossed by bridges.
Boghados, pop. about 2,000. Small harbour, formed 11
by ancient Roman mole.
Track NE. to Shaiteros, f mile. IS
Kumburgas.
Road turns E. inland. . IS
Alt. 300 ft.
Kalikratia (pop. about 3,000, Greek) on S. of
road.
Branch road, metalled, NNW. to Chatalja, skirting
the marshes of the Buyuk Chekmeje Lake, 10| miles
(see Route 2 at mile 130f). 1-| miles along this road
are stone quarries, on a hill, alt. 390 ft.
Road now crosses between the Buyuk Chekmeje
Bay on S., and Buyuk Chekmeje Lake on N., by old
stone bridge of 1 65 yds. : this is really 4 separate S
bridges, each of 7 to 8 arches, the arches sloping
1 in 12 or 1 in 10 ; breadth 13 ft. ; parapets. Between 1
the jDiers of this bridge are sluices, by which ’the level 1'
of the lake can be raised, and the valley of the Kara
Su flooded in front of the Chatalja lines. 1!
Buyuk Chekmeje, pop. about 7,000 (half Greek).
4 he bay offers an excellent and safe anchorage.
Branch road to Haclemkoi and Derkos (see Route 5 a).
Alt. 600 ft. Road turns SE.
Road crosses to E. bank of the Aranli Dere.
Road crosses a neck of land running ENE., | mile
broad, between the sea on S. and the Kuchuk Chek
meje Lake on N. At the end of the neck of land, the
road crosses two channels between the lake and the
sea by a stone bridge of one arch of 39 ft. span and
several small arches.
Kuchuk Chekmeje. The bay affords little pro
tection ; the lagoon is deep.