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Muhainmedan chiefs, but is mostly inhabited by Bolorees and wan- 

 dering Shoolees. 



6. The Darahm valley due S. of Lat, and separated by the 

 Dormah range, it is one of the best cultivated of these valleys, and 

 belongs to independent Muhammedan chiefs. 



7. Bewanshoor valley, small, to E. and S. E. of the last, on north 

 bank of the G-ilgit ; it is, though small, well cultivated, and gives good 

 produce, especially wine and fruit. 



8. Booloo or Boolooper, a narrow slip, about two days' journey in 

 length, from the Gilgit river to N. E. 



9. Gilgit Proper lies on both sides of the Gilgit river from 

 Booloopor to Ooster and thence along JN". bank to Shooghoor on the 

 Indus. 



10. The Tangoot valley, considered a dependency of Gilgit, is 

 divided from the Bulooper by the little Gilgit range. 



11. The Hunzaye may be considered as an eastern continuation 

 of the last, from which it is divided by a small bare rocky range 

 called Hai cha. It runs east and adjoins the Bulte Province, whence 

 it is separated by the Hunzaye part of the Peeloo range. 



12. Mar dral Choo or Drale to N. and N. E, of Hunzaye, whence 

 divided by the Peeloo. It is a dependency of Baltistan, and bounded 

 on N. by the Karakoon, and E. by Kai ekah mountains, and ends 

 in Iskardoo proper. The southern portion, is most bare, producing 

 nothing but borax. The Koobeloo district commonly called Lubra 

 or Nubra or JNobra, may be considered as a large valley bounded 

 by the Kara Khoorum mountains on N. or W. by Kai-e-Kah, S. by 

 Indus and Kai-e-Kah, E. by the Nubra range; two northerly 

 branches of the Indus run through this. The most westerly is the 

 Koobeloo, which rises by two small branches in the Kara Koorum 

 mountains. The most westerly of these is from a lake called Kau- 

 feloo. The other is from large springs two days' stages from the 

 lake, after these two branches run south to Nishtung where they 

 meet, and the river thence passes the fort of Eo, thence turning W. 

 for three days breaks through the Kai-e-Kah and joins the Indus at 

 Khanthool about one and half day E. of Ooskardo. 



The other river — the Cheoera rises in the Kara Khoorum at some 

 large spring one day east of those which are the E. sources of 



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