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Citation Information
132 YkRKAND: ROUTE 241.
Route No. 241.
From YARKAND (Turkistan) to KÂSHGAR (Turkistan).
A principal route, passable for horses and even for camels.
Literature: Humboldt's Central Asien, Vol. II., p. 228. Îzzet "[blab, in Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Vol. III.•1825, pp. 285-6.
General Remarks. -On this route neither high passes nor large rivers have to be crossed. The name of a town, "Jaferende," was unknown to those of whom we inquired. The stages are short and easy, and, in case of emergency, can be reduced to three.
Yarkand, 38° 10'; 74° 0'; ab. 4,400 ft., the capital of Turkistan.
A Kôkiar. A Késseli.
0 Chdmelung.
Ydnysar, or Yanghissar, a small place. Pa l t c hick (izzet Ullah's Paichand).
Kdshgar, 39° 15'; 71° 50'; ab. 3,500 ft., .a large and important town, where the Russians have now established a factory. Yângsar to Kgshgar may be made in one day, but it is a very long stage.
Route
from YARKAND to LEH,
see LEH to YÂRKAND.
Route
from YARKAND to SKARDO,
see No. 196.
END OF PART I. Of VOL. III.
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