1842.] A Geographical Notice of the Valley of Jullalabad. 119 



"A ridge of hills called Deh Koh, or the Black, rises about 

 Jugdulluk, and running east by north till it meets the Cabul river, 

 bounds the plain of Jullalabad on the north ; to the south it has the 

 high hill of Nungnihar; east it has the hills of Alee Baghan and 

 desert of Buttee Kote ; while its western limit is marked by ridges, 

 which here project into the valley of the Soorkh Rood." 



" The length of the Jullalabad plain is twenty-five miles, and its 

 width does not exceed four miles. A plain situated so high up 

 the temperate zone, with snowy mountains in sight on the north 

 and south, producing all the vegetable productions of a more south- 

 ern clime, is one of these exceptions, resulting from local influences, 

 that are often found to militate against received opinions regarding 

 climate. From Jullalabad to Gundummuk, the distance is twenty-eight 

 miles, and the difference in the elevation of the two places is 2330 

 feet, the former being 2170 feet above the sea, and the latter 4150. 

 Travelling from the plain of Jullalabad, the change from a hot to 

 a cold climate is first perceived at Gundummuk ; so sudden is the 

 transition, that natives affirm it snows on one side, while rain falls 

 on the opposite." 



The following rivers intersect Nungnihar : — 



Rivers. 1# The Soorkh Rood, or red river. 



2. The Gundummuk river. 



3. The Kurrusso ditto. 



4. The Chipreeal ditto. 



5. The Hisaruk ditto. 



6. The Kote ditto. 



7. The river of Momund-durrah. 



8. The Koshkote. 



9. Cabul river. 



The Soorkh Rood rises in Bara Koh, flows through the Hisaruk 



, m district, joins the Gundummuk river at Tuttunei 



Soorkh Rood. «-»■,*., , ,. 



Mahomed Acbar, and falls into the Cabul river at 



Durrounta. It is called the red river, from the colour of its water ; it is 



fed by tributary streams at Tootoo, Baghwanee, Tuttung, and Bala 



Bagh. The Soorkh Rood is not navigable. 



