'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [‎246v] (497/610)

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Communica
tions.
Alternative
Routes.
Tactical.
Supplies.
Grazing.
Alternative
Routes.
{a) Lateral route
Shahrud valley.
( 6 ) From stage 3
No. 9 in 1 stage.
No. 17 is crossed at Shahristan in the
tracks lead vid the Chakarud to Route
Telegraphs .—See Route No. 7.
Route No. 9 is a few miles longer, but much better.
Route No. 9. From Kazvin to Rudisar or Langarud via Amlish.
This is the easiest mule route from Kazvin to the Caspian,
passable without difficulty for foreign horses and mules. It
crosses the hills North of Kazvin by the Kamasar Pass about
7,500 / and descends to the Shahrud at Anbuh bridge at about
2,500', climbs over the undulating Turar ridge above Kihshum
at 7,100' and descends to the Chakarud valley (a branch of the
Pul-i-Rud) between 4,000' and 5,000', whence it crosses the
Latakuh ridge at about 7,500' and makes a steep descent to the
Shalman ravine which it follows to the Gilan plain past Amlish
to the Langarud-Rudisar road. The gradients are easy over
undulating hills and the surface much, better than the average
and freer from stones. The descent from Latakuh to the Shal
man ravine is the worst section.
Vegetation begins in stage 5 and the qishlaq in stage 6 .
The country is hilly but comparatively open except down
the forest clad Shalman ravine in stage 6 .
None obtainable at Bulurdukan, stage 5. Umam, stage 4
is in the fertile Dailiman area and supplies for 1,000 men and
600 animals could be collected at 3 days’ notice except in
May and June before the harvest. A force of 500 men and 300
animals could probably be maintained locally for some weeks
except before the harvest when 100 men and 50 animals would
be the maximum which could live on the country.
Grazing on the undulating hills in stage 4 is excellent in
May and June until the grass withers in July.
(1) Route No. 10 from stage 4 to Lahljan. A very bad
road.
(2) From Anbuh bridge, in stage 3, to Pirakuh near Chaka
rud, in stage 4.
(a) Vid Anbuh village (100 houses), Niyavak ridge,
Kumani, Pirakuh 1| stages.
(h) Vid Imamzadeh Ibrahim, 1 long stage with no inter
mediate villages. An easy track.