1849.] Notes on the Geography of Western Afghanistan. 



587 



joins the Helmund, while Mean-rodee or Roodbar is the strip between 

 these two rivers constituting the base of the district of Gurmsael. Jula- 

 labad is a collection of hamlets, the property of Reza Khan. Shuhruk is 

 called the town of Mehdee Khan Sustanee. 



I have no doubt, that in former times when the whole of this coun- 

 try in its largest extent, of the space between Kundahar, Kirman and 

 Herat, was subjected to a very powerful dynasty ; life and property 

 safe ; and the reward of labour secure ; that the whole face of the 

 country was irrigated by canals taking off from all the rivers ; but since 

 these have been destroyed, the body of water reaching the lake is much 

 augmented and hence its limits so extended as to have altered entirely 

 the face of the country. 



The country contains many natural curiosities, as burning hills, pits 

 of sal-ammoniac, veins of sulphur, and beds of saltpetre ; the production 

 of this last mineral made the country valuable. Nader Shah made the 

 possession of it a subject of boast to the Porte, on this account. Peer 

 Kisree is celebrated for its salt and asafoetida. The following is an 

 attempt to reconcile several published routes. 



Edresee. 



SirWm.Ouse- 

 ley's trans- 



Capt. Conolly's 



Common report. 



Capt. Conolly's 





lation. 







map. 



Joween, .... 1 j. 



. . 





Joween, 





Dostar, ..12m. 



Peer, .... 1 j. 



.. 



Shaitanuk,andf 

 Bunjar, .. \ 



Bunjar, ....41. 









Shyban, 42. 



Kurkooyuh,.. .. 



Kerkoonuh4f. 



Goorgooree, No. 

 48. 



Dushtuk, 



\ town of Sha- 

 korhis. 



Zurunj, 



Zurung, . . 3 f. 



Ruins of Zero, 



No. 40. 



Sukwah, . . ... 



Sekoha, .... 29. 



Sharuk is the district marked Shakorhis by Captain Conolly. 



The ancient road to India is thus given : — 



Sir Wm. Ouse- 

 ley. 



Edresee. 



Capt. Conolly's 

 map. 



Common report. 



<» 



1 





Zurunj, 



Zurunj, .... 



. . 



Sukwah, 





Rusook, ...... 



Zuenoon, 1 j. 





Borj Ulum 

 Khan, 



Ebraheem Bu- 

 looch. 



12 





Shuroor, . . 1 j. 



Surooroon, 1 j. 



Chuknasoor. . . . 



Chugnasoor, 

 Kuda, 



24 





Hurooree,*.. 1 j. 



Hurooree, 1 j. 



Hurreeree, .... 









Dehuk, .. ..1 j. 













Abshoor, .. 1 j. 



Dehuk, ..lj. 



.. 



Dehuk, 



12 



Of Khash ? 



„ lj- 



Abshoor, ..1. 



.. 



Abeshoor, .... 



12 



Tulkhab ? 



Hustan, .... 1 j. 



Kurooreen, 1. 



.. 



.. 







Abdallah, ..lj. 



Huftchean, 1 j. 



,. 



Huft chah, .... 



24 





Best, 1 j. 



Abdallah, 1 j. 



.. 



.. 









Best, 



•• 



Best, 



12 





* Crossing the Khash rood. 



