"النقل الآلي الطرق في بلاد فارس. المجلد ١ - الطرق الرئيسية. ١٩٤٢" [و‎‎٧‎١] (٤٩٨/١٤٦)

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Route IV—Section D — contd.
(e) Tunnels. —None.
6 . Repair facilities. —Road metal exists all along this
section The first 15 miles are highly populated—the last 7
moderately so and the intervening 46 miles sparsely populated.
The Persian Government employs a man a mile on maintenance.
One steam roller is located at HAMADAN.
7. Supply facilities. — (i) Caynping grounds. —Are good
throughout though exposed in winter.
(ii) Water. —Is abundant, good and easily obtained from
qanats and streams.
(iii) Supplies. —Are plentiful at MALAYIR and
HAMADAN, obtainable in large quantities by systematic collec
tion from the NIKXABAD plain and are scarce elsewhere.
(iv) Fuel—Is plentiful at MALAYIR and HAMADAN—
very scarce elsewhere.
(v) Fodder. —Is also plentiful in these two towms and on
the NIKLABAD plain. It is very scarce elsewhere. Good
grazing from spring to autumn exists along the last half of this
stage.
Large stocks of petrol and oil are kept in MALAYIR and
HAMADAN. At other places, such as the roadside tea shops,
a few tins are obtainable.
(vi) Repair facilities. —Garages and blacksmiths (but not
skilled mechanics or up-to-date machinery) exist in the two
towns but not elsewhere.
DETAILED REPORT.
Road continues straight for J50 x and, after three blind
corners round house ends, heads N. W. across NIKLABAD
plain.
Map 9-B.
Miles.
Classification. Inter. Total.
B.
1
n
li
The gardens and houses of MALAYIR
end.
The road skirts S. E. extremity of the
LASHKARAK KUH range.
B.
1
6 f
MAHRABAD—300 houses with a con
spicuous blue dome.
B.
1
U
8
A large village of 300 houses t <3 the left
on the plain.
B.
1
If
9f
Road leaves plain and enters foot hills.
B.
1
2
HI
The summit of a low and easy pass after
which road drops to