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floods is able to cross the sand one and half day to Molbergan, where 

 it falls into the Andi Shia. 



2. The Andi Shia rises near Aboon and Killabeg, two days "W. 

 of Bamian, then runs N. W. to Auk, Pinchoo, Yooknoo to Nasbeen, 

 where it receives a small stream, the Tanab (which rises at Killa- 

 khoor three days W. N. W. of Bamian) ; thence N. W. to Thahsult, 

 where it receives a small stream from S. "W. called Awa ; thence 

 Peelkoo, Bulk and Bala, where it winds to N. and runs between the 

 Yusuf range and the Thamoo hills; thence to Khroon,Bulkh-al-paieen, 

 Lashar, Charkhund, and Oombsir, a large fort on W. bank one day E. 

 of Ghoorzewan; thence by Dehkael, Boieen-i-kur, Oodook, where 

 it receives a stream rising at Nasheb in the Thaa mountains ; thence 

 N. to Hood and Derra Guz by Killa Shah, Mollbryan (vide infra) 

 to Pookool, where it begins to be exhausted in irrigation round 

 Balkh, but in floods it passes N. N. "W. of Balkh by desert of Now- 

 shahak by Bahool, Fahish to Oomshurk. 



3. The Khooloom or Korth has two branches, the most westerly 

 rises at Naishuk, a fort two stages W. of Khara Khooth pass between 

 Kabul and Khooloon ; the other rises at Jabun two days E. of the 

 pass ; they unite at Meeran and run N. to Eazaamth ; thence to 

 Shuhk and Eooee, by Tahal, Koor Koorum, by Yaij and Saharbag, 

 Shehmet, Siri Koond, Dara-i-pirdar to Heibuk, where it is much used 

 for irrigation, and meet the Naizaab, which rises near Maham in the 

 Eoorkoo mountains two days from the shrine of Nab. Erom Heibuk 

 the Khooloom runs N. W. to Kheloodurr, by Khoom the ruins of an 

 ancient place ; thence to Pechoo, where it receives the Mahud, which 

 rises near a shrine — Mahood ; thence by Zart, Ghuzni guk, Syed Shah 

 Balumby pass and a fort of Neekkoor and Koolon river to which it is 

 joined by the Noonooal, a small stream from the S. E. rising from 

 Zeib one and a half day S. of Aubdauk. From Khooloom it runs N. 

 to Zooloom, Shah Killa, Ghaur Hash, where it falls into the Amoo 

 four or five days BT. E. of Balkh. 



4. The Soorkhab has seven sources. 



1. The most westerly of these is the Kai-i-Kahi, rising near the 

 salt springs of Thook in the Eoobut district, one day 1ST. N. E. of 

 the Doondaur Shikum Pass. Thence it runs N. E. to Kool, by Kai 

 Murd, E. to Ushon Shah and Dooshauk, Kool Ali Baush Koonth, 

 where it meets the Akab, which has two branches. 2. The Theh 



