"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد IV .١٩١٧" [و‎‎٣‎٩] (٥٣٠/٨٢)

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KOUTE 60 a
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Koute to Suj Bulaq {Route 61 d, m. 601) branches off
about here.
Pass Berk Amran. ^ m. to the r. at the foot of a hill.
Approach large stream, the head-waters of the Lesser Zab,
which flows S. round a small hill.
Skirt r. bank and pass village of Kandarkulan ^ m. to 1.
Here the main stream bifurcates into two, flowing from
the NE. Cross both these. Level and .easy going, chiefly
over fields without any signs of a track.
Passova, a large Kurdish village, practically ruinous, and
the chief place in the Lahjan plains, with the residence of
the chief of the Mamash section of the Bilbas Kurds on
a mound above it. Big ruined khan. Old crowned
with ruins of a government house. and monolith
of granite. Indifferent water.
Besides the route described below, another track leads to
Chianeh (see under m. 109f).
General direction to Yenikend NNE. Leaving Passova
village ascend a valley to the N., skirting a stream to
the r. The hills close in. Gradual ascent by a very
winding track for 2 m. to a small plateau, the summit of
the pass, the Gutrawal Gedik, the most direct and easiest
route from Passova to Sulduz. Another track goes to
Ushnu by Jildigan. This is marked as passable for
wheels on the W.O. map (sheets 34 and 27) of 1916.
Gutrawal Gedik, alt. 5,900 ft. Descend a very steep and
stony path for 1-| m. by a track that would require
improving for wheeled traffic. After this it becomes
easier. Valley joined by another from the SE. from
Suj Bulaq.
Baizava, small Kurdish village.
Gentle descent by an easy track, the valley becoming more
open and less rugged. Small stream.
Gelwan, Kurdish village. Join the road which comes
from Suj Bulaq (27-|m.).
Baliqji, a small Kurdish village at the foot of the hills
bounding Sulduz plain on the S.
Valley opens out into the plain.
Naghirdeh, the principal village in the Sulduz plain and
the residence of the Reshid-i-Sultan, a Persian official.
It contains 600 houses grouped round the foot of a
mound.