"كتيّب بلاد الرافدين. المجلد II. ١٩١٧" [‎٣‎٠‎٩] (٥٤٢/٣١٨)

ROUTES 11 f (i, ii), g
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ROUTE 11 g
BURUJIRD—KIRMANSHAH (121f m.)
Authority:—Routes in Persia, vol. ii, nos. 68, 70, 71 (Reports of 1898 and 1905).
Before the war the main route described below was passable for
field-guns or could easily have been made so, and camel-transport
could use the route. It is not known how far the road has been
improved recently.
The most serious obstacles are the larger streams : these were for
the most part bridged before the war. The pass at m. 77 is some
times blocked by snow in winter.
There is much cultivation along the route, and numerous villages
are passed. A considerable quantity of supplies could probably be
collected at Kangavar. The route is well supplied with water. Fuel
is obtainable at least as far as Kangavar.
Miles from
Burujird
0 Burujird.
A route from Barujird fco Kangavar, longer than that by Niha-
vand described below, was sometimes preferred on account of its
greater security from Lur raids. It makes a northerly detour over
undulating or hilly country by Uslrtariin (m. 14), A"b 2 am an
(m. 34), Hamilabad (m. 44), Parasia (m. 54), to Kan^avar (m. 72).
According to a Report of 1905, the track is good as far as Hamilabad,
but needs a certain amount of labour to widen it and improve the
gradients for artillery and wheeled transport. Beyond Hamilabad
the track is still good, and less labour would be needed to make it
fit for wheels. The road is well bridged. There are no serious
physical obstacles. The water en route is good and plentiful.
Supplies available on the spot at the intermediate stages would not
be considerable, but the country-side is fertile, and large quantities
of wheat, barley, and rice could be collected from it in their season.
See further Routes in Persia, vol. ii, no. 70.
General direction to Ashtaranan, NW.
Cross aqueduct by double brick bridge, and then over roll
ing country, mainly ascending. Reach the Diz valley.
- Ashtaranan, village of 600 houses. (Distance from
! Burujird according to one authority, 8 m.) Four qanats.
j General direction to Nihavand, NW., over down-like
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