"سرد لإقامة في كردستان وفي موقع نينوى القديمة؛ مع مذكرات رحلة إلى بغداد عبر نهر دجلة ووصف زيارة إلى شيراز وبرسبوليس." [‎٣‎١‎٧] (٤٥٠/٣٥٢)

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they then pass by Fazee Tvhoormattee, and soon afterwards
are said to lose themselves. We reached at 7 h 40 m a pla
teau, or extent of gravelly ruins in heaps or wild-looking
furrows. Our road N. 60 E. At 8 h came to other ridges
of inclined strata. Road N. 65 E. At 8 h 45 m reached a
spot overlooking the plain or basin of Leilan, whence the
hills slope gradually and gently to the plain. Here I got
the following bearings—
Leilan, N., one hour and a half distant.
Tepeli, N. 45 E.
Piani, N. 60 E. In the hills, half a mile off.
At 9 h 30 m alighted ; at 10 h 15 m mounted again, and
10' 1 45 m arrived at Eeilan. From the spot where I set
Leilan N., the road did not go straight to the village, but
bent a little, lor which an allowance must be made. From
the terrace of the house where we were quartered, 1 per
ceived Kerkook, which 1 carefully set with the surveying-
compass of telescopic sight, several times, in order to be
quite sure. The point 1 set was the castle-hill, part of the
town below it was visible through the telescope.
Kerkook—Castle-hill, N. 24 W. +Var. 6° 38' W.; true
bearing, N. 30*38 W. Distance 10 geographical miles.
I he country between Leilan and Kerkook is a perfect plain,
lazee Khoormattee is three hours off. The high hill Ka-
oshan, 1 believe, or Karatchuk, bore N. 51 W. Just visible
in the horizon. © north limb at setting, N. 64 W. Half
ft mile north of us the village of Yahyawa.
May 3.— We left Leilan at 5 h 30 m a.m ., road N, 30 E.,
along the Leilan stream. In half an hour we reached the
hills, which here rise at once from the plain into a plateau.
On ascending the plateau our course was N. 70 E.
At 6 h 45 m our direction was N. 25 E., and so continued
'or the remainder of our march, having the Leilan water