664 Account of the Cabool and Peshawar Territories, SfC. [No. 165. 



From Gurheelalbeg to Alle Musjid, which is in the centre of the 

 Pass, is four kos in a defile, the road is level and a stream runs in it. 



Two kos from Gurheelalbeg towards Alle Musjid, from the hills to 

 the West of the road, a spring of water of seven mill strength gushes 

 out, and flows along the high road to the south. 



In the Darah, there are Zaitoon, Baloot and other jungal trees. 

 From this spring one short (kachah) kos further, the Pass contracts, 

 and is covered with large stones, the water flowing over them; over 

 and through which people get their beasts of burden with difficulty, 

 and it is not even pleasant for horsemen. This place is reckoned the 

 exact centre of the Khyber. From this gorge to the fort of Alle Musjid 

 is one kos. 



It is situated on a high hill, and was of old there. Dost Mahammud 

 Khan, has rebuilt it for the protection of travellers, and for fear of 

 the Sikhs, and garrisoned it with 100 men. It is very difficult of 

 approach, and is situated on the hill that rises from the west of the 

 road. There is a little level ground to the east. The fort was built 

 originally by the kings of old, more it is said as a toll. 



From Alle Musjid to Jabagai is three kos, a halting place, but no 

 habitations. From Jabakee (also called) there are two roads. One 

 to the south, called the Dahan-i-Darrah (mouth of Pass) road, to 

 which entrance it is four kos, level and winding, abounding with canes 

 and rushes, having a running stream. After leaving the Pass and 

 entering the plain, there is a village of Khaleels named Jangoo. 



The second road from Jabakee to the east is over hills known as the 

 Shadee and Bagyaree road ; it is winding, and the distance to Jamrood 

 is four kos, in which there are three Kotals. Jamrood is the name of 

 a village at which the Khyberees used to collect tolls, and give guards. 

 One and a half kos after leaving the Pass there is a rising ground, on 

 which Ranjeet Singh has built a new fort. From Jamrood to Pesh- 

 awar is live kos to the east over a plain. 



1 give my Meerza's (he was so from 1838 to 1842) account of the 

 Khyber, that from it judgment may be formed of the scrutiny with 

 which he prosecuted enquiries. 



The third road from Dacca to Peshawar is theTaktarah one, twenty 

 kos in extent, very difficult, (the details are in kachah or short kos.) 

 From Dacca to the east, three kos, is Kongah, having the river to the 



