Farsangs.
M e r w .........................5
Koshm&kin . . . 7
Ed-Diw&b *, • . . 6
Monassif • 8
El-Alison • • 3
Bir ’Amr . . . . 6
Omol (from Merw to
Omol) . . . . 36
To the river T&b one
farsang.
Setting over the. river
to Karin, another farsang.
A t Ramin the road divides.
Rámín
Sibat
Farsangs.
2
. 6
Hisn Ja’fer.
Yankand . . . . 2
The gardens of Rókhárá 5^-
Sork . . . . . 6
. . . . . 4
From Omol to Bokhdrd 19
........................ 5
Ed-Dabúsíyah . . . 5
— . . . 5
5
2
37
42
Oshrunah . . . . 9
which is 26 tars, from Samarkand.
Gabht . . . . . 4
Khojendah . . . . 7
Tarmokdn . . • . 3
B & b .................... 4
Fergdndh (53 from Samarkand)
. . .1 0
Kota . • • • .1 0
Aus.........................7
Hurtikln. Thence,
to ’Asbah, one day ;
to At&s, one day;
to this way Irghan,
6 days.
Rozusan •
Kasr ’Alkemah
From Bokhara to
Sa-
markand
From Samarkand to
Shash . . . .
On the way are great
silver mines.
R&mln . . •
Holus desert .
Banks of the river .
Setting over the river
to Blrmeh •
S h a ' s h ...................................
’Arktil
Desert of Ishiyab .
S&w&t . •. .
Badw Halt. . . .
Nárjáh . .
Makobi al Nahr (river)
Haunketh . . .
Otráz (26 from Ishiyab)
Lower Nezsijiyah •
Kasr en-Nás
KúiSút. . •
Hal Sût. . . . .
Atraki . . . • •
Asirah . . .
Túrkett . . • •
Number of Post-Stations on
the Eastern Road.
Stations.
From Samarrd to Des-
kerah . . . . 12
From Baghdad to Des-
kerah , 10
To Naslrabad. . . 9
Kumis . . . . . 6
Haud ad . . . . . 10
Hamaddn . . . . 3
Meskiijah . . . . 11
Er-Raiy . . . . 11
Kumis . . . . 23
Nishaptir . . . . 19
Road to Aderbáiján.
Posts.
Somaïrali, 5 fars., or • 2
Dinawer ; • thence to
Zinjan . . . . 29
Merághah. . . . 1 1
Ardebll . . * . 1 3
Warethán. . * . 11
Htil . . . • •
Men&si’ . . . •
Capital of the Kh&kan .
Biniketh . . . .
Kotdd; and from thence
are 15 farsangs to the
Chinese frontier.
Road to Armenia.
Posts.
Warathan to Berda’ah 8
Maûrahah of Armenia 4
Tiflis.........................50
Derbend . . . . 15
From
Baghdad to Mekkah.
Farsangs.
Baghdád . . . . 7
Jasr Kúthá . . . 5
Kasr Ibn Hoba’irah . 7
Súk es-Sadd . . . 6
Shákí . . . . . 5
Kúfah......................... 15
Miles.
Kádisíyeh . . . 6
’Odhaib, on the frontiers
of Arabia Deserta
(Badiyali) . 14
El-Ma’lnah . . . 13
The noon-station is at
Wadi es-Sobá’, 14 miles.
El-Kera’a . . . 2 7
The noon-station is at
Safed, 14 miles.
Wakisah . . . . 27
El Akibah . . . 14
The noon-station is at
Onaibát, 14 miles.
El-Ká’ . . . . 24
The noon-station is at
El-Jelja, 14 miles.
. . . . . . . . 29
The noon-station is at
el Jabin, 14 miles
from the preceding
place.
Shakúk- . .- . * 29
The noon-station is at
El-Máz, 14 miles
from -Shakúk.
Betarubah . . . . 3 2
Noon-station at Yal-
habah, 14 miles.
Ethr-Tha’lebiyah . . 39
Noon-station - is El-
Omai’s, 14 miles.
El-Harbasah . . . 34
Hafar . . . . . 30
Noon-station at . .
15 miles.
Faid . . . . . 30
Noon-station .at Ho-
jaimah, 13 miles.
Jahir . . 32
Noon-station Belásá,
11 miles;
Ma’den el-Nokrah . 33
El-Máwán* ; . . 24
Noon-station -at Es-
Semt, 16 miles.
Er-Rabdah . . 24
Noon-station, 14 miles.
Miles.
Ma’den Beni Sokaim 26
Noon-station, 12 miles.
Esh-Shalishat. • . 2 1
Noon-station at El-
Mekkás, 13 miles.
El-’Amek . . . • 32
Noon-station, 13 miles.
............................... 3 4
N oon-station Keráh,
15 miles.
Maslih . . . . 28
Noon-station, 14 miles.
Omar . . . . 26
Zát ’Irk . . . . 32
Noon-station Autás,
12 miles.
Bostân Beni ’Amir.
Noon-station Omrah
Kindah, 12 miles.
Thence to Mekka . 24
Noon-station, 11 miles.
From Baghdád to Mekka
are 29Û (275¿) farsangs,
which makes 827 miles.
Way
from Raklcah to
Damascus.
Rakkah ; thence to
Rodbafah
Thence to Ez-Zeráglia
Kostal •
Salamiah .
Horns .
Semasir
Kárá .
El Katif .
Damascus
From Horns to Damascus,
by Bdlbek.
Homs to Jusiyah .
Bâlbek
Damascus. . •
' From
Mesopotamia to the Sea-
coast near Yaffah,
Dhser. .
Rastan.
Jasr Manbij.
Haleb.
El-Arb&b.
Hair.
Antioch.
Laodicea.
Hilah.
Tripolis.
Sidon.
Bairiit.
Sur.
Caesarea,
etc.
From
Posts. . 46
Kûfah to Damascus.
Kúfah.
El-Hi rah.
El-Abyadh.
El-Jusi.,
El-Jam’a.
El-Hatl.
Maliuah.
El-Alwiy. .
Es-Sa’idah.
El-’Anal.
Adrat.
Damascus.
9
Post-Stations from Aleppo
to the Syrian frontiers.
Posts.
From Aleppo toKenes-
serin . . . . 7
Antioch ► » . • 4
Iskendriyali . . . 4
Massissah . . . . . . 7
Adanali . . . . 3
Tarsus . . . . . 5
Sammará to Hilla
Alson . .
El-Hadithali
Beled .
Azramah .
Nisibin . •.
Kafer futha
Ràs’aïn .'
Rakkah .
Manbij
Haleb .
Kenesserin !
Sûr
263
Posts.
Hemát • 2
Hims . . . » 4
Khoz Shaunah 4
Bálbek . . • 6
Damascus . . 9
El-Lahún . 4
Ramlah 9
Neronia {i. e. Banias) 19
From
. Baghdad to Basrah.
Baghdad.
Madà’in.
Dair el ’Okul.
Jeijerayah.
Jebel.
Fam es-Solh.
W àsit.
El-Farùth.
Dair el-’Omal.
El-Hawànib.
Tastir, in the marshes.
Nahr Abi Asad. -
In the Tigris.
In the canal Moakit.
Basrah.
From
Sammará to Wásit,
by post.
Sammará to ’Ozberá
Thence to Baghdád
Madaïn. ... ; ..
Dair ’Okúl ./ •
Jerjeráy.á v , .
Jebel . .
Wásit . . . .. •
Posts.7
10
,9’
'4
'.•St
. 6
ÍO
15
10
5
9
3
10
Ci CC rf* 00 VO OO
From Basrah to ’Omán,
along the Sea-coast.
Basrah to Al ’Abádán.
El-Khodçiyah. ,
’Orfaja.
Ez-Zabûkah.
El-Ma’izz.
’Ayá.
El-Maghris,
Kholaijah.