158 Ibn HuokuVs account of Khorasan. [No. 2. 



the fort has also four entrances opposite to, and known by the names 

 of, the gates of the city. 



Outside the fort runs a wall on each side, to the height of a man, 

 and about thirty paces in breadth. 



The Jama Musjed is in the centre of the city surrounded by 

 bazars, while to the west of it is placed the jail. In all Khorasan, 

 Seestan, Mavarulnahr and the Jubal districts, there does not exist 

 to the present time a better frequented Musjed that the one of Herat. 

 Next in estimation is that of Bulkh, then the musjed of Seestan. 



This Herat Musjed is much frequented by a large body of the 

 profession learned in matters of religion, the congregation conduct 

 themselves after the customs prevailing in Syria, and have a religi^ 

 ous discourse read on each Friday's assembly. 



Herat is a grand halting place between Pars and Khorasan, also 

 a central mart for these countries as well as for Seestan. 



On the road to Bulkh about half a fursukh from the city there is 

 a hill rising from the plain lying between Herat and Esfezar, it pro- 

 duces neither wood nor grass but merely stones for mills and floors. 

 On the summit of this hill stood a fire temple called Sershak ; be- 

 tween it and the city is a Christian church. 



No water nor any gardens exist until you reach the canal of the 

 city near the gate, which is crossed by a bridge ; beyond this canal 

 there is neither garden nor water. 



Near all the gates irrigation being obtainable, gardens are nume- 

 rous — the most populous is the Feroozabad gateway. The river of 

 this district rises at the Eobate Gorwan, and as it flows from Ghoor 

 to Herat, many canals are cut from it as follows : 



Canals. Tillages Watebed. 



Perwan, Huwadushtuk. [Odwan. 



Malun, Kowashan, Seyawashan, Malun, Teezan, 



Ulanjan, Koosnan. 



Kheyaban, Sulbuh. 



Kumburak, Kookan. 



Ghoorwan, Zeeruk. 



Tooneyan, Ghooryan Kurugurd. 



Subkur, Ghazurwan and Feerozabad. 



Unjeel, The city of Herat and the gardens on 



the Seestan road. 



