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the desert, where the Arabs have their dwelling; or the
other desert between Oman andYemameh (pi Hemameh),
towards the sea, on the borders of Yemen, where also thej
reside; or the deserts of Makran and Sind, in which,
likewise, are the habitations of men, and meadows for the pasture
of cattle. But this desert of Khorasan is almost totally unin
habited and waste. To the north it has Khorasan and part of
Seiestan; to the west it borders on Koumis,
iSj Rey> and p Kom, and Kashan.
This desert is the haunt of robbers and thieves, and without
a guide it is very difficult to find the way through it; and one
can only go by the well-known paths. The robbers abound in
this desert, because it is situated on the confines of so many dif
ferent provinces. Part of this desert belongs to Khorasan, part
of it to Sejestan; parts also to Fars, Kirman, Isfahan, Kom,
Kashan, Rey, and the borders of Koumis, and
its vicinity.
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One of the mountains in this desert is called Karges
Kouh, with its four sides towards the desert. The circumference
of this mountain is not more than two farsang : in the middle of
this mountain there is a spring called ocXo lJT Auh Beideh.
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