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a low ridge of barren hills, called Tungee Phagoo. The northern 

 boundary of Shiwah, which skirts the Safee hills, may be estimated at 

 fifteen miles from the left bank of the Cabul river, and the mean width 

 of these districts, limited on the east by the Koshkote river, and on 

 the west by the Gumbeer desert, at six miles. This part of the valley 

 is not generally considered as belonging to Nungnihar, but as it bears on 

 the Koshkote river, which is one of those that give origin to the term, 

 it seems to me, to be very properly included under the denomination. 



On the south side of the Cabul river are the plains of Jullalabad, 

 Chardeh, Buttee Kote, Besh Boolay and Dukka. The first mentioned 

 are divided by the Alee Boghan hills, termed by the natives Soork 

 Dewar, these cross the valley and form a low connecting ridge between 

 the Momund hills and the Soofaid Koh. The plain of Buttee Kote 

 is joined on the north by that of Chardeh, and the country to the 

 south of it, and of the plain of Jullalabad, slants up to the base of 

 the Soofaid Koh. Besh Boolay is included in this highland, which Lieut. 

 Wood, of the Indian Navy, describes as embracing all the rough and 

 broken ground between the Khybur and Kurkutcha ranges, and esti- 

 mates its length at fifty-nine miles, and its mean width at fifteen. 



The small plain of Dukka lies on the western entrance of the 



Khybur pass, the Cabul river marks its northern 

 Dukka. 



boundary ; it is enclosed on all other sides by the 



inferior ranges of the Khybur hills (Khoond Khybur): the high road 



from Dukka to Jullalabad defiles westerly through the hills, and at the 



narrow part of the pass, a thanah of Momunds is stationed for the 



protection of travellers ; on debouching from the defile, the road leads 



out on the Geerdee country, passes on to Huzurnow and Bursawul, 



and opens out on the valleys of Buttee Kote and Chardeh. 



The plain of Buttee Kote is little else than a stony desert, that of 



Chardeh is more fertile, on the north of which flows 



the Cabul river; Markoh, or serpent hill, limits its 



eastern boundary ; on its west are the Ali Baghan hills, and south lies 



the Buttee Kote desert ; its length may be estimated at nine miles, 



and mean width at three and a half. 



To describe the plain of Jullalabad, I will quote from Lieutenant 



Wood's report on this part of the country, submitted to Government 



in 1833. 



