| Miles. | Fur. | Hours. | | Houses. | Tomauns. | Kherwars. |
|---|
| | | Sultaniéh. | | | |
| 8 | 2½ | 2 | Kooshabad | - | - | - |
| | | | Marching west from Sultaniéh, passed through mountains. |
| 8 | 2½ | 2½ | Beejaeen | 300 | 150 | 150 |
| | | | The road led across a plain; passed a considerable village on the plain. There is a running stream near Beejaeen. |
| 11 | 3½ | 3 | Jereen | 150 | 60 | 40 |
| | | | More villages. |
| 18 | 5½ | 5 | Arpadurrasi | 250 | 150 | 100 |
| | | | Crossed the bed of a river, after leaving Jereen. At two fursungs passed some defiles; and continued on an ascent all the rest of the march. Soon after Jereen, we came into the country of the Karaguzloos. |
| 16 | 4½ | 4 | Surla | 300 | 200 | 200 |
| | | | First part of the road was on a plain; on the right hand were two or three villages. During the latter part of to-day’s march, saw the famous mountain of Alwund. |
| 24 | 6½ | 5½ | Hubbadraheng | 2000 | 600 | 500 |
| | | | Passed through the village Dumma. Many villages besides. |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Veean | 150 | 100 | 100 |
| | | | The country about here looks prosperous. |
| 20 | 6 | 5 | Joureekan | Large Village |
| | | | The country cultivated, and villages. From the summit of a hill, had a view of the fertile plain of Hamadan. |
| 3¼ | 1 | 1 | Hamadan | - | - | - |
| | | | Shevereen is a village three
miles from Hamadan. Hamadan, situated at the foot of the east side of the mountain of Alwund. Many streams fall from Alwund into the plain. Alwund appears at a distance to be one long range of mountains. I am assured the length of Alwund Proper is not more than three fursungs in length; and is distinct from the northern range. Through the interval between these two ranges, leads the road to Kermanshah. |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Zagha | 400 | 300 | 200 |
| | | | Many villages all around. |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Asadabad | 600 | 500 | 400 |
| | | | One fursung from Zagha came to a pass in the mountain. Many streams from the hills. There is a village one mile within the pass: and near to it, is a caravanserai, which is the boundary of the district of the Karaguzloos. Our march then continued for three miles through the hills, and then opened the following view: plain of Hamadan to the Eastward; to the Westward the plain of Asadabad, surrounded by the mountains and the village of Asadabad, considerably beneath us; to the Northward, the distant mountains of the Courdistan; and to the Southward those of Looristan. From here to the plain, the descent was four miles. |
| 24 | 6 | 6 | Kungavar | 1000 | 800 | 500 |
| | | | This village is situated on the north side of its plain. |
| 18 | 4½ | 4½ | Sahna | 400 | 300 | 300 |
| | | | Passed by one or two villages: springs of water on the side of the mountain. Plain well watered. Near to the village of Sahna, we crossed two other considerable streams which seemed to descend from the hills that form the N. side of the plain. |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | Beesitoon | - | - | - |
| | | | From Sahna two or three miles, our road led up the plain; then it took a more southerly course. The streams of yesterday uniting, form a considerable river, and we kept by the banks of it all day. Near to the famous mountain of Besitoon, we crossed a bridge, over a river, that takes its rise in the N. W. mountains on our right, and joined the river before mentioned. The river that runs down this valley is called the Chum-chumal, from a village of the same name. Here are characters sculptured like the Persepolitan. |
| 15 | 3½ | 4 | Hissar Sefeed | - | - | - |
| | | | Road over an uncultivated plain; to the left a small running stream. The river of yesterday seemed to take a more S. direction among the mountains; and we lost it after leaving the valley of Busitoon. We saw Kermanshah, and encamped six miles from the town. |
| - | - | - | Kermanshah | - | - | - |
| | | | One hour and a half after leaving our encampment, 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 Kusistoon, to form the Shooster river. The Tauk-e-Roustan is in the north range of mountains about seven miles from Kermanshah. 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 Kourdistan, forty miles to the northward of Kermanshah. |
| 14 | 3 | 3 | Maheedasht | 20 | - | - |
| | | | Seven miles from Kermanshah descended into the plain of Maheedasht. |
| 20 | 5 | 5 | Haroonabad | 100 | 60 | 5 |
| | | | Plain of Haroonabad; is well watered. Crossed a bridge soon after quitting the village. The bed of the river large. |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | Kerrund | 300 | 200 | 200 |
| | | | The mountains at Kerrund contract, and leave an open space at the distance of seven miles further on; through which the road descends into the Turkish territory. |
| 30 | 8 | 7 | Pool-e-Zohaub | - | - | - |
| | | | Seven miles from Kerrund is the pass that separates Persia from Turkey.—Zohaub is a large town, not far distant from the bridge called Pool-e-Zohaub, where we encamped. |
| 20 | 4 | 5 | Kasr-e-Shereen | Small Place. | - | Piastres.3000 |
| | | | The Alwund, which takes its rise in the mountains of Kerrund, runs near Kasr-e-Shereen. |
| 18 | 5 | - | Khanakee | 2000 | - | 8000 |
| | | | Built on the banks of the Alwund: here is a good bridge. |
| 18 | 5 | - | Kizzil Robat | 1500 | - | - |
| | | | And the revenues rented for twelve thousand five hundred and six piastres. |
| 17 | 5 | - | Shahrevan | 1000 | - | 20,000 |
| 30 | 8 | - | Bakoobah | - | - | - |
| | | | The Alwund river here is very considerable. |
| 35 | 9 | - | Bagdad | | | |