1&44] Geographical Notice of the Valley of Jullalahad. 869 



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 heing 2170 feet above the sea, and the latter 4150. Travelling 

 from the plain of Jullalabad, the change from a hot to a cold cli- 

 mate is first perceived at Gundummuk ; st> sudden is the transition 

 that natives affirm it snows on one side, while rain falls on the oppo- 

 site." 



8. The following rivers intersect Nung Nuhan : — 



1. The Soorkh Rood, or red river. 



2. The Gundummuk ditto. 



3. The Kunerssoo ditto. 



4. The Chipreeal ditto. 



5. The Hisaruk ditto. 



6. The Kote ditto.. 



7. The River of Momund Durrah, 



8. The Kashkote, and 



9. Cabul rivers. 



9. The Soorkh Rood rises in Bara Koh, flows through the Hisarut 

 khR d district, joins the Gundummuk river at Tuttung-i-Maho- 



med 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. 



10. The Gundummuk river rises in the Soofaid Koh; it is joined 



„ , , by streams from Moonkhee Kheil and Koodee Kheil, 



Gundummuk J 



Kiver. it flows by Gundummuk, and falls into the Soorkh 



Rood; at Killa Alladad Khan it is not navigable. 



11. The Kurrus300 river rises in the Soofaid Koh, runs through the 



vallev of the Wuzzeeree Khoogeeanee, passes Kujja, 

 Kiver. Behoor, and Futtehabad, and Hows int& the Soorkh 



Rood close to the town of Bala Bagh. 



12. The Chipprecal river rises in the Soofaid Koh, a little above 



Pucheea, flows by Agan, Chipreeal and Heidah, and 

 Kiver. joins the Cabul river about fouj miles to the Eastward 



of Jullalabad, at Serai-i-Khoosh Goombuz. 



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