'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [‎247r] (498/610)

[a) From Kilishum, stage 3, an easy track leads to Damash, t j 0ns>
Route No. 2, in \ stage.
b) From stage 4 easy tracks lead to Ziaz, Route No. 8 , in
£ stage.
(c) From Umarn, stage 4, to Manjilby RouteNo. 4, 3 stages.
(d) From Umam West to the Siyahrud valley through
Rahmatabad to Rustamabad across Safid Rud on Manjil
Rasht road, 2 stages. This track down the Siyahrud va ey
is very bad.
Telegraphs—See Route No. 7.
Note on Routes 9, 10, 11.
The highlands of an average height from 6,000' to 7,000'
traversed by these routes within the triangle Rahmatabad-
Mimtn-Amarlu are undulating, open and not wooded
Thev admit of free movement and many paths connect t
different villages. They are, however, difficult of access from
without and steep forest clad approaches lead up to t^ fro
the lowlands, from the Safid Rud on the West via the Siyahrud
ravine to D^mash or Dailiman, from the Gilan plain on the
North via the Shimarud ravine (Route No 10) or Amhsh and
Shalman ravine (Route No. 9), and on the South they end m
.scarp above the Shahrud valley.
Route No. 10. From Kazvln to Lahijan, via Dailiman and
Shimarud Ravine.
This is the same as Route No. 9 to Pirakuh in stage 4,
and then goes North -West to Dailiman (stage 4) instead of
North East to Umam.
Stages 5 and 6 down the densely wooded Shimarud ravine
to Siyahkal are abominable. This route should be avoided in
iavour of Route No. 9 via Langarud, which is about 8 miles
longer, but infinitely better.
None at Stage 5. In Dailiman area see Route No. 9. Supplies.
Route No. 11. From Manjil via Kilishum to Lahijan, Route
No. 10, to Langarud route No. 9.
This route follows Route No. 17, stages 14, 13, and 12, to ,
Kilishum, where it meets Route No. 9.
In summer an alternative route is available from Lcshan,
via Damash to Dailiman in 3 stages.