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APPENDIX, 
Appendix, No. II.—3.- ( Continued.) 
Miles. 
F ursungs. 
Hours. 
Houses. 
Tomauns. 
Kherwars. 
Kermanshah - - 
yesterday seemed to take a more S. di¬ 
rection among the mountains; and we 
lost it after leaving the valley of Busi- 
toon. We saw Kermanshah, and en¬ 
camped six miles from the town. 
One hour and a half after leaving our en- 
14 
3 
3 
Maheedasht - - 
20 
campment, crossed a good bridge of 
seven arches, over the river which was 
running to the south, and said to join 
those that run down the. valley Kusis- 
toon, to form the Shooster river. The 
Tauk-e-Roustan is in the north range of 
mountains about seven miles from Ker¬ 
manshah. The river in the plain to the 
N. of the town runs south, and joining 
with that from Sahna and Besitoon, adds 
its stream to the large Shooster river. 
They call this river Kara Sou: it is said 
to take its rise in the mountain of Kour- 
distan, forty miles to the northward of 
Kermanshah. 
Seven miles from Kermanshah descended 
20 
5 
5 
Haroonabad - - 
100 
60 
5 
into the plain of Maheedasht. 
Plain of Haroonabad; is well watered. 
18 
5 
5 
Kcrrund - - - 
300 
200 
200 
Crossed a bridge soon after quitting the 
village. The bed of the river large. 
The mountains at Kerrund contract, and 
30 
8 
7 
Pool-e-Zohaub - 
leave an open space at the distance of 
seven miles further on; through which 
the road descends into the Turkish terri¬ 
tory. 
Seven miles from Kerrund is the pass that 
20 
4 
5 
Kasr-e-Shereen - 
Small 
Piastres 
3000 
separates Persia from Turkey.— Zohaub 
is a large town, not far distant from the 
bridge called Pool-e-Zohaub, where we 
encamped. 
The Alwund, which takes its rise in the 
Place. 
mountains of Kerrund, runs near Kasr-e- 
Shereen. 
