JOURNAL 



OF THE 



ASIATIC SOCIETY 



No. V.— 1852. 



lbn HuokuVs Account of Seestan, translated by Major William 

 Anderson, Bengal Artillery. 



" I have added to the Map of Seestan, the boundaries on the various 

 sides. On the East, the deserts between Mukran and Sind and Mool- 

 tan : on the West, Khorasan with a few districts of India ; on the 

 North, India, Ghoor, Khorasan and Koomes ; on the South, the de- 

 serts between Seestan, Fars and Kerman. 



The towns of Seestan and the bounding districts are, Zurnnj, 

 Keyun, Noh, Tak, Koheen, Khash, Furruh, Churruh, Bost, Zurdan, 

 Serwan, Zalkan, Bugnee, Dejh-Guz, Buk Gurmabuk, Bishling, Punj- 

 waee, Kohuk, Ghuznee, Kusr Quetta ; Seewee ; Espungulee, Haman. 



The chief town is called Zurunj, — having both a city and suburbs, 

 the city contains a castle, and is surrounded by a ditch ; while the 

 suburbs have a mere wall. The water in the ditch is partly from 

 springs in it, and partly from surplus irrigation. The gates are five : 

 the Judeed and the Ateek both leading to Fars, at no great distance 

 from each other ; the Kurkoonuh leading to Khorasan ; the Mee- 

 shtjk leading to Bost ; the Tarn leading to the various suburban 

 villages. The most frequented is the Tarn gate-way : all the doors 

 are covered with iron. 



For the suburbs there are thirteen gate-ways : — 



The Meena ; in the direction of Fars. 



The Joorjan ; 



The Sarol ; 



The Setara ; 



The Shaeb ; 



The Lookheek ; 



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