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consul of STstan) There are a few houses. A small amount of supplies pro
curable ; no cultivation. The temperature here on January 3rd, 1899, was
27° F at 8 a.m., and 45° F. at 6 p.m.
Close to the halting-place is a low black hill, which marks the spot where
the boundaries of the Indian and Persian Empires meet those of Afghan
istan. It was selected by Sir Frederick Goldsmid, who noted that it was the
first hill met with to the south-west in a suitable position for terminating
the Sistan boundary, which was accordingly delimitated m a direct Ime
from the Sistan dam to this point, but no bound^y pillars were erected.
It was not until 1896 that the Perso-Baluch and Baluch-Afghan frontier
were demarcated, and shortly after this the latitude and longtitude of this
-the north-west boundary pillar of the India ^m|ure-were£na ly fixed
by Mr. G. P. Tate of the Indian Survey.— (Wood, 1899, Sykes, 1902.
Molesworth 1907.) -
MALURAN— Elev. 1,300'.
A small village in the Bashar district in Makran, 30 miles west of Geh and
6 miles west of Kushk, situated on the east bank of a river of the same
name which ioins the Bint river. , , , • i
The village consists of some 30 huts scattered over an open elevated ridge
overlooking the broad bed of the Maluran river. North of the village is
a small date grove and some cultivated ground watered by lames. Supplies
scanty. Water good and abundant from the river i „ , Q: , _ „ „
The following villages are in the vicinity :—Murdosmah, lark, Shnmani,
Margan, Aband, Ladgaju, Nasparan, Abgah, Kuchik, Mat Kun.-(Bmzmr-
Creagh, 1893.)
MANDRAN— Elev. about 2,550'.
A desert camp in Persian Baluchistan, 18 miles south of Razman, on the
Rampur road. No water or supplies, fuel scanty, good caniel-grazmg.—
(Sykes,, 1894 ; Brazier-Creagh, 1894.)
MANDtJST KUSHTEH-
A village in Rudbar (q.v.) in Kirman.
MANGl KAUR DAF— Elev. 3,450'.
A camping-ground in the Bampusht hills of Persian Baluchistan, situ
ated on the Kalgar Kaur, (which flows south into the Nihmg river)
about 47 miles south of DIzak and 7 miles east of Purkan. There are no
supplies, but water, grass, grazing and fuel are good and abundant.
(Orton, 1902.)
MANGURE1I (Kutal)—Elev. 1,500 .
A pass in Bashakard, which is crossed by the Jashk-Anguran road, 30|
miles from Jashk. ,
The pass is about ( mile long, and the descent of about 1,000 feet on the
north side is so steep and rough that riders have to dismount and lead their
animals.— (Medley and Massy, 1893.)
ANISH— Elev. 3,579'.
A spring and camping-place in Persian Bal Schist an, 34 miles from Zamin
a-Khan, and 58 miles from Fehruj, on the Magas road.—(Sykes, 1893.)