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SKÂRDO: ROUTE 196.   113

Route No. 196.

From SKARDO (&alti) to YÂRKAND (Turkistan).

A secondary route, only partially passable for

horses.

The route generally taken is from Skârdo to Leh, and then across the Karakoram pass.

Sk d r d o, 35° 20' • 2 ; 75° 44'.O, on the left bank

of the Indus river (level of the river 7,255 ft.). Camp.

Sh i g a r (7,537 ft.), on the left bank of the Shfgar river—At Halpâpa cross the Shfgar river on inflated skins to Gnâli—Continue along the right bank of the Shfgar river—Bûndo—Vazfrpur —Chorft.

Yû s k i l— Gâbstot—Gônstot—Gâij o— ChûmikHariskft (road up to Chutran now very bad).

Chutrôn (8,060 ft.) — Cross the Shfgar river on inflated skins—Tôrgu, on the left bank of the Shfgar river—Ascend the Brahâldo valley.

Dassomit — Tiston—Gamba Basso— K6ngma Dâsso.

G n i t — Hômboro — Cross the G ômsi river Chôngo—Tôngâl—Surnngo.

Askoli (9,710 ft.), on the right hank of the Brahâldo river — Pass the foot of the Bépho glacier (9,876 ft.)— p Gorophôn.

• Gore Bransa, on the Mustâgh river p Chiâgma — p Tsog — Ascend the Mustâgh glacier — p Damo, on the right side of the Mustâgh glacier — p Dumnrtar (12,512 ft.), near the confluence of the Tshi and Mustâgh glaciers.

A Shûshing (12,542 ft.) — Cross the Musti gh glacier.

0 Shingchdkbi Bidnga (13,553 ft.), on the left side of the Mustâgh glacier—Cross the Mustâgh glacier—Tso Ka, a small glacier lake on the right side of the Mustâgh glacier (15,724 ft.).

• Ch i r i ng, 16,821 ft. (from here as far as p Tso Ka, on the northern Mustâgh glacier, fuel is

extremely scarce) — Cross the Mustâgh pass (19,019 ft.).

A Sh a k l ô k, on the right side of the northern Mustâgh glacier.

• Tso Ka, on the Mustâgh glacier.

• Pd r o n g, at the-foot of the northern Mustâgh glacier. A Chdngal (here there is-plenty of fuel).

Cross the Sham La pass and encamp at its foot (no snow or glacier).

A Shidgs Gambo Chu — Cross the Agir pass (no snow or glacier).

Camp.

A Su r u k o v é t (two long marches from A Shiâgs Gombo Chu).

• Dôva — Cross the Dôva pass (easy; no snow or glacier).

0 Md liksha.

A Ur B a l i k, in a large valley.

A Ch er ô ks a (road from p Urdalik leaves the valley and passes a high plateau)—Cross a small pass called Kufkdo.

Ki a l a s t d n, a village on the left bank of the Tesnâb river, near its confluence with the Pâkhpu river (one day's journey W. of Khalastan is situated on this river the village Pâkhpu. This village is called on Klaproth's map Takboni).

A kh 1~Iicsjicl.

Pu s s d r. Here the merchandize of the caravans is examined and toll levied thereon — Pass an Urtang, i. e. a Chinese post with Chinese soldiers and officials (izzet Ullah says Aurtang). Urtangs are also occasionally called Langar.

Kôkiar, a large village of about 1,000 houses (izzet Jllah's Koksar)—Pass an Ûrtang.

Béshtarak—Tukdyi.

K a rg a l i k, on the right bank of the Tesnâb river. Po s k a m — Ekshâmbe bazar — Cross the Yarkand river.

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