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Southern Tibet : vol.9 |
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there are Tajiks on the Tagharma plain, and there are Kirgizes in Taghdumbash Pamir.
The next valley from the Sarikol side is the Cherbasin-jilga. All the water-courses of the Tagharma basin by and by join the Kara-su and flow to the gorge of Tengi by which they pierce the little range of Shosh-davan. At the end of this they join the Taghdumbash-darya and go down to the junction with the Raskan-darya. Before reaching the Tengi passage, the Kara-su gives rise to a swampy region with soft and unreliable ground called Birgaul. Here is the aul of the same name with four tents at one place and four at another. To the south the landscape is magnificent. To our right we leave the little pass Shosh-davan with a road to Tash-kurgan and forming the southern boundary of the Tagharma plain.
S. E. of Cherbasin the side valleys, Shosh, Meidan and Shinde come from the Sarikol Mountains. The last-mentioned is large and has a comfortable road to the Ak-su or Murgab. The Shinde valley comes from the S. S. W. and represents a characteristic feature in the landscape.
About 2 km. S. E. of Birgaul our road enters the Tengi gorge in which the Kara-su takes its winding course between the mountain-sides, sometimes leaving narrow belts for meadows. The rest of the floor of the valley is covered with gravel, and erosion terraces of pebble and shingle are as usual developed. Crystalline schist is prevalent, at the left side in 25° S. 80° E. At its end the Tengi gorge becomes broader and finally it joins the Taghdumbash-darya. The joint river, continuing eastwards, pierces the Kashgar Range in the narrow and wild gorge of Shinde-jilga which is said to be quite filled up by the river, allowing a passage only on the ice in the winter. Just at the junction of Kara-su and Taghdumbash-darya the Dershet valley enters from the N. E., and in the background the mountains round Chicheklik-davan are visible.
From the junction our direction becomes south, and the ground rises slowly. We are now in the broad valley of Taghdumbash-darya, which is much bigger and has clearer water than the Kara-su; the latter being fed by the muddy brooks from the glaciers. To our right, or west, we have the hills and screes from the ramification of Shosh. In the distance Tash-kurgan is visible on its terrace in the valley. The road is good and hard, and along the banks of the river there are excellent grazing-grounds.
We pass by the Tajik village of Chushman consisting of 45 small clay houses with groves of willows and cultivated fields. There are also flocks of sheep, goats and cattle. The Tajiks are regarded as more well-to-do than the Kirgiz. Sometimes the ruins of forts and houses are seen. The river is divided into several winding branches of clear, greenish-blue water. The brook from the large Shinde valley is
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