"الطرق في بلاد فارس. (المجلد I.) (خراسان وسيستان.)" [ظ‎‎١‎٧‎٤] (٥٣٦/٣٥٣)

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Route No. V (e)— contd.
Galindo when coming from the E. S. of the city cultivation
ceases practically at once. At miles hauz with very good
water. Here a road branches off to the right to Kalateh, distant
9 miles. At 4| miles hauz in ruins. At 6J miles track W. to
Buiak; distant 1 mile. At 9 miles hauz with good water,
the last to Duhak. At 13 miles hauz with brackish water.
At 16 miles hauz dry. At 19 miles haxiz dry. At 23J miles
hauz Chah Khushab with a small stone serai, in ruins. The
road is passable for all arms, low hills running in all directions,
and the high Fuhak range, visible to the S., covered with snow.
March reckoned at 23^ miles. District very sterile Aitk scanty
scrub.
Water. —4 springs. 1 spring in hills behind serai ; well, in
front, brackish. Ab-ambar right of serai.
2 CHAHAR .. 21m. General direction
GUMBAD, SSW. Track crosses
44J (4,100 / ). Robat road which
runs just S. of W., and runs down a little nala. At 8 miles dry
hauz. At 13 miles hauz, bad water ; at 16 miles dry hauz. At
20 miles dry hauz, a new one. At 21 miles Chahar Gumbad.
Here is a new serai. The road after first mile is over a plain.
Water. —Salt.
3 DUHAK .. 15 m. General direction SW.
(4,500'). The track lies over
59| wide plain with
gravel. At 5| miles empty hauz ; at 8 miles hauz empty; at
11 miles hauz, good water; at 15 miles Duhak. This village
which from its position at the centre of roads from Tun, Tabas,
Naiband, and Khur, is of considerable importance, is built up
against the high hills with abundant water-supply from
mountains, and grows a good deal of wheat and barley. The
road from Tun is the main Khorasan road. Village consists
of about 200 houses. There is a serai in a hamlet a little to
S. The range here has a gap about J a mile wide, through
which the Tabas road goes. See Route 1, stage 10.
4 ZANAGUN .. 25 m. General direction S-
From Duhak road
84| goes over level plain.
At J mile Tabas road branches off through a gap in the hills.