CIRCUIT OF THE LAKE OF OUROOMIA. 
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The line of the valley ran north-west, and carried us past the 
little towns or large villages of Yangy, Azenkandy, and Sharroor. 
A few hundred yards north of the last, brought us to that of 
Nadjar, where we were to rest. It is four farsangs from 
the Kala. 
September 3d. -— My object being to return to Tabreez by 
the circuit of the Lake of Ouroomia, we started this morning at 
the same early hour, and proceeding in the same direction of 
yesterday, after an hour’s ride ascended to a kind of table-land, 
where, following its level, we passed the village of Chalkonmish, 
whence the road bent nearly due west, and carried us down 
again on the bank of the river. On re-entering the main valley, 
our course continued pretty nearly west, till turning by the 
village of Pochtamish, it took a line considerably more to the 
north, soon leaving all view of the Jigatti. The fertility in these 
tracts was abundant, and the population answerable. We suc¬ 
cessively passed the villages of Moollah Shabadan, and Gajerlee, 
the roofs of the houses shewing themselves just above the high 
grown castor and cotton. All this country was flat. We rode 
through another village called Hadje Bazzar, and in about half 
an hour afterwards, by keeping more to the westward, again 
found the banks of the river, which brought us to the newly 
erected town and artillery barracks of Tope Kala. This day’s 
march had been six farsangs. 
This place is one of the most judicious, and probably may 
prove the most flourishing of Abbas Mirza’s essays towards 
giving his future kingdom a European aspect. It has received 
its name from the depot for which it is intended, being meant 
for the Woolwich of Azerbijan ; and is surrounded by a little 
district called Rhamed-abad, in honour of Rhamed Ali Khan, 
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