'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.' [‎330] (365/450)

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which falls into the Kizzeljee rises, was on our left. Khosroo
Khan, a chain of mountains, on the side of which, under the
summit, is the village we are going to, before us. Sakiz is
about N. W. of us, on the other side of the Khosroo Khan.
The course of all the mountains is from S. W. at /agros,
to N. E., where most of them lose themselves in the plateau
we have passed. Hence Ave ascended up the sides of a
rocky glen, and at ten o'clock arrived at Kaia liokhia.
Sakiz, the capital of the district, is due N. of us, distant
six farsakhs, by a very bad road; or seven, by a rather better
one. It is on the other side of the Khosroo Khan moun
tains. From Kara Bokhra to Serkhuari i Shelal, the capital
of Teratool, four hours. Thence to Beestan, four hours.
September 4.—We left the village of Kara Bokhra at
6 h IS 1 ", a.m . ; and, quitting the glen, ascended the hill which
joins the N. side of it to the fort, in N. 25 W., which we
attained in ten minutes. We then wound along the tops
of the hills W. for five minutes, and then S. 35 "W . At 7 h .) m
we began to descend in S. 20 W., and reached the bottom at
7 h 35 m . Here we found ourselves in a narrow rocky valley
among the hills, in which, and in its ramifications, we con
tinued the rest of the day. The road continually ascended
and descended.
From the mountains we saw mount Khelli Khan, with
Zagros, or a part of it. From the foot of the mountains,
S. 60 W. At 8 h we reached a village named Hajee Ma-
hommedan; thence rising a little, we suddenly descended to
the village of Soota. Here we stopped at 8 h 30 m . At
9 h 45 m we mounted, direction S. 40 W. At 9'' 50" 1 N. SO .
\t 10 h 30 m , S. 70 W. Here we descended, and crossed
the little stream which occupied the bottom of the ravine,
and at 10 h 55 m reached the village of Seitatala, where
halted. At ll h 30 m we mounted again. At l h 30 m halted :