"الجغرافيا الشرقية لابن حوقل، رحّالة عربي من القرن العاشر" [‎٢‎١‎٨] (٣٨٨/٢٧١)

( 218 )
we may rank the mosque of Balkh; and, after that, the mosque
of Seiestan.
At the distance of two farsang from Herat there is a mountain,
between which and the city there is not any garden, orchard, nor
water, except the river of the city and a bridge. In all the other
directions there are gardens and orchards. This mountain, of
which we have spoken, produces not either grass or wood, or any
thing but stones, which serve for mill-stones. Here is a place in
habited called Ajd Siccah, with a temple or church of Christians,
The most flourishing quarter of Herat is that in the direction of
the gate called jC* Deri Pirouz (or Firouz). Ihe w ater
here rises in the vicinity of the liebcit A.// dcui , and
when it approaches Herat, other streams branch off from it.
One of these is called Rud Yarkhoui, and it Avaters
the district of UC1>J Sep id Asenk : another stream runs
through the villages of Kir as an and Siaveshan.
The river called UCxJ Kabuk, waters the villages of
Aarian, and ^^Gurigur, There is also the river
Saaueki running towards Pusheng; and the river
Ardenjan, which runs towards the village of
Seirshian; and the river ^ Neshukan, which waters
the village of Verin ; and the river Khehrki,
which runs amidst the gardens and orchards of the city of Herat.
On the Seiestan road the whole way is planted with gardens.