"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد IV .١٩١٧" [ظ‎‎٧‎٧] (٥٣٠/١٥٩)

160
Miles from
Kochan-
nes
52
53i
581
64i
68i
69i
71
72|
79
79|
84i
LAND ROUTES
Broad, easy pass (alt. 6,820 ft.).
Route leads to W. of two landmarks, first the Keli Spi
(White Peak) and then the Keli Hash (Black Peak),
leaves the Kurdish village of Gengevver (30 houses)
m. to r., and descends into an extensive cultivated
basin in which lies
Qasriq or Aqcheh Qal'ah (alt. 6,615 ft.), 30 Kurd houses,
the residence of Amer Agha, a Kurdish Bey.
From the village a mule-track leads over grassy uplands
to Sekunis (see m. 32, above), passing E. of the route
followed, but no details about it are known.
Route, after following for 1^- m. the broad cultivated valley
of a stream coming from NE., ascends easily over open
downs.
Gauragau pass (alt. 7,285 ft.). Equally easy descent over
a valley which route follows as it turns sharply to W.,
leaving on r. a rough track leading Gurik to Khoshab
up a valley to ESE., and widens to ^ m.
Demgosim (alt. 6,105 ft.), 15 Kurdish houses, where the
valley is 1^ m. wide, and whence a mule-track goes to
Qasriq over the Chilichap pass, a much shorter route
than the cart-road. Beyond the village the broad valley
is followed as it passes through bare hills, its stream
being on its W. edge and dry in September.
Engustanz, large Armenian village on the edge of the
fertile Havatzor plain.
Cross an irrigation canal coming from E.
Ermarut, large Armenian village. An easy track con
tinues across the plain.
Eh.osh.ab Su, dry in September owing to the water being
taken for irrigation. The large Armenian village of
Keghzi, residence of the Mudir of Havatzor, is passed
a short distance to 1. Gradual ascent from the stream.
Vekchuranz, Armenian village, 1 m. to r., beyond which
a steeper ascent of 2 m. leads to the summit of the
rounded hills forming the S. boundary of the plain of
Van, whence route descends easily by a broad, grassy
valley, past a good spring.
Qurubash, Armenian village. Ford over theQurubashChai.
Route meets the road from Bash Qalah (see 74 a,
m. 54i). and follows it to
Van.