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Sunjer built a grand bridge over the Herat river, on the road to this 

 district, in the year H. 505. 



Unjeel. In which is included the city of Herat. 



Ulunjan. North of the river, but South of the city ; 5 fursukhs in 

 length from East to West. 



Ghoorwan and Pastan. North of the river ; East of the city. 



Tooran and Tooneyan. North of the river ; East of the city. 



Kheyaban. North of river and city ; near to the Unjeel district, 

 all the dead of the city lie buried in various portions of this division — ■ 

 which is a large field of graves. 



Subkur. North of river ; East of city. 



Purwanuh and Huwadushtuk. North of city. In it is situated the 

 hill Called Kazur Gah, celebrated for the tomb of Abdullah Ansaree, 

 and for the Tughoor Robat. 



Kumburak. South of river. 



Oodan and Teerzun. South of river. 



Such are the immediate districts round the city whose taxes and grain 

 revenue are included in the collections of the city. 



The more distant divisions are : — 



1st. The Heerat rood; that is, the Herat river while confined into 

 a more narrow valley than after passing Oobuh ; the altitude and con- 

 sequently the cold and frost are much greater, hence we find fruits of 

 this kind of climate celebrated as walnuts, apples, almonds, &c. This 

 division also contains many minor districts, as Oobuh ; Kuwashan ; 

 Pooran ; Duk ; Mulmuz ; Feerooz-Koh, the ancient capital of the 

 Princes of Ghoor ; Cheshtee, the burial ground of the celebrated Saint 

 Kuajuh Moodood Cheshtee. A hot spring of some celebrity also flows 

 from one of its hills ; these also contain quarries of white marble, 

 while Shafolan is celebrated for its mines of iron and lead, and a hot 

 spring, which cures many diseases and is in consequence much resorted 

 to by the sick and infirm ; this district of Herat rood lies between Herat 

 and Ghoor. The river of Herat rises, according to Arthur Conolly 

 about 10 miles West of Yukaulung, at an elevation of 9,500 feet, pass- 

 ing Deh Zungee, Duolutyar, Badgah of Chukcheran the fort of a lead- 

 ing chief of the Feeroozkohees. After some miles more through this 

 almost independant Emak, the river and its boundary lands constitutes 

 the district of Herat, called Herat rood. The country North of this 



