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one, named Karah. To the east are hills, to the west hills, and beyond 

 them Bangash, to the north the Abdul Azeezkhels, and to the south 

 hills, and beyond them Bangash. 



Baramadkhel is situated on an eminence, in a valley beyond 

 Baramadkhel. Maneekhel. The inhabitants are Sheeahs. The cul- 

 tivation depends on springs and water from the Teera river. There 

 are one thousand houses of stone and mud, and 600 fighting men. 

 They are friends with the other Sheeahs, and of course enemies of the 

 rival Sunnee tribes. The chief men are Ghulam Khan and Meer Ahmed 

 Khan, Orakzyes. To the east is Karnar, to the west Maneekhel, to the 

 north hills, and to the south Samal. 



Usmankhel and Ferozkhel are inhabited entirely by Sunnees. The 



, , _ , cultivation depends on the Teera river. Every village 

 Usmankhel and r J & 



Ferozkhel. has its separate mud fort. There are five hundred and 



forty seven houses. Usmankhel is to the north-east, and Ferozkhel to 

 the north. There are no regular appointed Maliks. The manwho en- 

 tertains best is chief for the time. The fighting men amount to 4 or 500. 

 In every village of Teera there is a Hindoo's shop, and the Hindoos 

 of both sexes in this district wear the same clothes as the Musselmans ; 

 and therefore cannot be distinguished by a stranger at a glance. 

 The fruits here are very fine in the summer. The inhabitants dress in 

 ( loose trousers, confined at the bottom ; and in long shirts, 

 sewn double and treble, reaching to the knee, and some- 

 times to the ankle. Dark-blue lungees compose their head dress. 

 The women wear rows of silver coins as buttons on their vests. 



Beyond Ferozkhel is Kilah-i-Gehrajgal in the Afreedee country, 



, situated in a valley, of which the land is of a peculiar red 

 Gehrajgal. 



colour, and through which the Barah river runs as well as 



the road to Basoul and Cabool. I was directed by Major Leech to 

 visit a place called Rajgurh. I never heard of any place nearer ap- 

 proaching the name than this. To the east of Ferozkhel are the 

 Zakhakhel Afreedees, to the west the Masteekhels, Shekhans and 

 Mulllakhels, to the north the road to Cabool, and to the south the Abdul 

 Azeezkhel. The inhabitants are independent. On arriving near Usman- 

 khel, I met a young woman proceeding to draw water; she enquired 



who I was, and received for answer from one of my men, 

 Incident. 



that I was a fakeer of a saintly character. She invited 



