'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [‎65r] (134/610)

where it changes direction from slightly West to slightly East
of South by the Takht-i-Balqis, the Kizil Uzun hows down a
deep valley and mountains rise on both sides 3,000' to 4,000
above it.
On the left, i.e.. West of the river, the uplands above these
steep slopes are undulating and mostly arid, but owing to the
proximity of the Afshar range, 10,000' to 11,000 , they are
traversed by numerous side valleys with streams and villages
along their banks in the districts of Uriad and Augur an. These
side valleys are open in the highlands but contract into ravines
on nearing the Kizil Uzun. The principal of them is the
Anguran valley meeting the Kizil Uzun at Bihistan.
On the East side of the river the mountains are very barren
but between them and the hills above the Zinjan Bud South of
a line drawn from Takht-i-Balqis to Zinjan, is a fertile plateau
with shallow valleys.
The valley of the Kizil Uzun varies from | to 2 miles in
width, is level and produces crops of rice, wheat and barley,
the most productive portion being near Mamshan, 12 miles
above Yangijeh.
Communication up and down the valley and across it by the
Khamseh-Kurdistan routes is easy.
Section
to vicinity of Zinjan Bud, thence District of Garmarud, Fro
vince Azarbdijdn.
Below Yangiieh the Kizil Uzun turns East of South away
from the Afshlr range and is b< ; rder 1 ed 7 0 ?, 0 o?tot sufficiently
tangled mass of very broken bills of “ nd “
elevated to accumulate a reserve of snow, and consequen y
waterless, parched and excessively banen. •
Eor 5 miles below Yangijeh they close in on the river leaving
no room for communication along the valley except when the
wiihra
^ W Q m“pen level valley with —able cnlt.va-
tion irrigated from the river and numerous villages.
Downstream on the East side the hills diminish m height
until thov dve place to the open, sloping, desolate basin oi the
Wni.n Rud some 15 miles in width. Except in early spring
|: ] wMer has been diverted tor "jftL Sw 8
j n+mvi-tr Borl On the West side about lo mnes oeiow
NauXzababUhe tangled hills are succeeded by the Qaplan Kuh,