. Narrative of the Euphrates expedition : carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837. . cky hills, and turned northwards upa steep zigzag ascent, having sloping ramps at brought us to the summit of the lesser Pass ofKurtal, from which we descended to the khan of thesame name, by a shelving rocky path bordered by treeson both sides. This khan is situated at an elevation ofat least 1,000 feet above the plain. Thence we had toscale the higher portion of the Kurtal Pass, the summitof which we reached, after two hours climbing overshelving and
. Narrative of the Euphrates expedition : carried on by order of the British government during the years 1835, 1836, and 1837. . cky hills, and turned northwards upa steep zigzag ascent, having sloping ramps at brought us to the summit of the lesser Pass ofKurtal, from which we descended to the khan of thesame name, by a shelving rocky path bordered by treeson both sides. This khan is situated at an elevation ofat least 1,000 feet above the plain. Thence we had toscale the higher portion of the Kurtal Pass, the summitof which we reached, after two hours climbing overshelving and often rugged rocks, and forthwith com-menced the descent. At some distance from thesummit Ave came upon an abundant stream, flowingfrom the north-east, and subsequently passed throughthe village of Disterge, consisting of about 200 houses,and the khan of Zigane, to the plain, and proceededonwards to Shiraz. The position of this city renders it very striking. Itstands in the centre of a well-cultivated mountain-basinin the midst of luxuriant gardens of roses. It is defendedby a high wall flanked by semicircular towers, and. 4m & 9 m PROVINCE OF FARS. 105 contains an ark or citadel, twelve or fifteen mosques, chap. VI. extensive bazaars, numerous caravanserais, and about • ^—- 40,000 inhabitants. In its immediate vicinity is the Population t /» a t * of the city. tomb ot badi.* Shiraz, although holding an inferior position to Tehe-ran, is in reality the most important city in the is the capital of the province of Pars, or Farsistan, Province .of Pars. which gives its name to the modern kingdom of Persia,and contains in itself more places of historic interestthan all the rest of the Shahs dominions. Fars has asuperficies of nearly 220 square miles, or about 44,335geographical miles, and is defended by an almost con-tinuous barrier of lofty and rugged mountains. During our examination of Shiraz, we were subjected People in-to some little annoyances and even hostili
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