'Military Report of the Nushki-Chagai-Western Sinjarani Country' [‎92r] (188/302)

MAHAKAKI.-Lat. 29 ° n'; Long. 6 5 0 38'; Elev. 2,8oo.
A ruined fort on a small mound, about 41 "' lles from Nushk '' on tbe
r0 Some P o a f d the walls and a central tower are still standing Close under
rhenaHs to the west is a well, 25 feet deep; no water m -bbu the bottom
is quite moist. To the east are some shallow pits that hold water
ra There are abundant signs of a former cultivation around.
TheTortIs attributed ?o either the Arabs or Moghals by the nat.ves.
ft is aoDarently built to command the pass leading to Kharan.
There is a small karez of good water running along the north-west
there is grazing to be found on the the water,
tamarisk bushes and stunted date palm trees gro
[Roome.)
MAHAMAD—^ Muhammad.
MAHARANI—
A conical peak in the hills, west of Chagai. east 0 f the bora
It is a good landmark from the fla > for ^j iaoa i f r0 m Thai, a
Hamun, and Peacocke remarks t a i , n peak and that
halting-place to the east, a course half-way between i
of Drumiltin (?. v.) will fetch it. {Peacocke)
MAH IAN NALA— . r'Viomi to Dusa-
A dry nala crossed at the 5 th mile on the road from Chaga. to Dug
nan. (Walters) , ^ .0.'
MAHIK HILL.—Lat. 29 0 26' ; Long. 63 3 2 i ^ ^h-north-east
A peak of the Malik Naru range about 5 miles
Malik Naru peak.
“"^Ui'ng^ia^^miLsSrom luJhke. on the route to Sehkoha
Seistan. Water from a well, {ttelb.)
MAIRUM KAUR — L1 , . At a point in the lower portion
A branch nala of the Mashkel nv Far P ngj the rivcr divides, one
of the Mashkel, a few miles nor ca p e d the Ragab, and another in a
branch running in a direction ot > ^ _ . f or some miles
direction of 33V, known as the Mawnm-Bort these to ^
separately, but they are e\ent a X ioHer water-course present a cun-
west. Some parts of the bed of thrs '"“".^“.egular road, and it
ous appearance, just as smooth, ^fCtbeen formed Between these
is difficult to imagine How this cou sand but ara ble tracts called Chitar
two branches of the Mashkel 11 / G f these two streams is a
<?.*.). About 15 miles from the bifurcation^ot th ^ the bed
halting-place called Godar, where ^ Fue | j came ) forage, and grass are
of the nala ) thougti it is liable to d ) P-
of
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