'Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis.' [‎329] (364/450)

APP. IV.]
SINN A TO BANNA.
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village at 9 h 55 m . Passed through the village, and proceed
ing N. 40 W., up the valley, came to its termination, where
the tents of the villagers were pitched. Here we halted
at 10 h 10 m . We are now in the district of Hobetoo, and
still on the Tabreez road, which we quit to-morrow,
September 2.—We mounted at 6 h , a.m . The valley con
tinues in a north direction, and through it runs the road to
Sakiz and Tabreez. Our road lay over the hills which form
the valley, in N, 70 W., in which direction we continued
the whole of the day, though with some windings.
The country rose gradually, but very perceptibly, from
the moment we left the village. We were on a plateau, and
surrounded by craggy summits and lines of hills terminating
in the plateau. One on our left adjoins Hajee Ahmed,
and covers it from us. Hajee Ahmed is about S. W. of
us, distant four farsakhs. All the line of hills appear to run
E. and S. W. to Zagros.
At 8 h we descended by a steep road, which occupied
about a quarter of an hour, into a narrow valley winding
between high hills, in which we continued the rest of the
march. We alighted at 9 h 30 m at a little spring. Mounted
again at 10 h , and at ll h arrived at the village of Soormoosi,
in the district of Khorkhoora.
September 3.—Mounted at 6 h a.m ., and continued wind
ing in the valley about N. 60 W. At 6 h 45 m we left the
valley, which continues on to Doulet Kalaa, and struck over
the hills which bound it on the S. Much winding; first
N. 80 W. Wc wound round the mountains. At 7 h 30 m
we descended into a narrow glen, and immediately rose
again ; and at 8 h 20 m turned W., in which course we con
tinued, winding considerably the rest of the way. At 8 ,1 45 m ,
we descended to a little stream called the Khorkhoora river.
Tchaltchemeh, a considerable mountain, where the stream