‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [‎206] (259/388)

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the city of Bost, and from that runs to Sejestan, to the
lake ZareJi qjJ (^I j j O. This lake is very small, when the
waters of the river are not copious; when the river is full, the
lake increases accordingly. The length of this lake is about
thirty farsang from the quarter of Gouid, on the Kouhistan
road ), to the bridge of Kirman [JJ-?.' on the
road of Pars. In breadth this lake is about one merhileh. Its
waters are sweet and wholesome, and afford abundance of fish.
All about this lake are situated villages and small towns, except
ing on that side next the desert, where there are not any habita
tions or buildings.
The Heir mend is a large river, and goes one
stage from Seistan. There are some other streams,
as that which runs to Lesker ; another called <3^
Sehirud or Seihud ; and another called C>jj o^Lyjo Siareh
Rud, or Sibareh: and in the seasons that these streams are full,
boats come down the Heirmund from Bost to Seistan; and the
rivers of Seistan all proceed from the oj U aw Siareh Rud.
There is another stream called Rud Shaahek,
which affords water to thirty different villages. There is another
river here, called Rud Meila, which is said to fall
into the lake Zareh. On the road to Ck>^j Bost, over this river,
they have constructed a bridge of boats, like those bridges which
are in Irak. Ot the streams which tall into the lake Zareh. one