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Route No. 151.

From Naushéba (Rajáuri) to Srinágár (Kashmír).

A principal route, passable for horses.

Literature: Year-book of the Panjáb for 1854, part IV.,
p. 244, and for 1855, part IV., p. 244.
Maps: Cunningham's Panjáb and Western Himálaya.—
Waugh and Thuillier's Panjáb and adjoining coun-
tries.

Naushéra, 33° 7'; 74° 12'—Inayatpúra—Patéra.

Chángiz Saráí—Pass several villages.

Rajáuri (3,935 ft.)—Soj—Piról.

Thánna, on the southern foot of the Rátan Pir
pass—Cross the Rátan Pir pass.

Baramgálla (5,880 ft.)—Chandemárg.

Poshána (8,046 ft.), on the western foot of the
Pir Panjál pass—Cross the Pir Panjál pass.

Aliabád, a saráí (9,700 ft.)—Pass several vil-
lages.

Hirapur, a saráí—Pass through many villages.

Shápion (6,672 ft.)—Shah ki marg—Rámu.

Kámpur Saráí—Pass several villages.

Srinágár, 34° 4'·6; 74° 48'·5⊓; 5,146 ft., on
the Jhilum river, the capital of Kashmír.

Route No. 152.

From Nélong (Gárhvál) to Chábrang
(Gnári Khórsum).

A secondary route, passable for horses.

Maps: Cunningham's Panjáb and Western Himálaya.—
Waugh and Thuillier's Panjáb and adjoining coun-
tries.

Nélong, 31° 5'; 79° 0'; 11,350 ft., on the right
bank of the Jalmávi river (level of the river
11,201 ft.)—Confluence of the Yérla and Sang-
kiók rivers (11,691 ft.)—△ Sonám, or Guonám
(12,956 ft.)—△ Chiáma Gigi (13,265 ft.).

△ Púling Súmdo (14,130 ft.). Road bad; a
good march from Nélong—Cross the Sangkiók,
or Nélong pass (18,312 ft.; difficult at any time
of the year).

△ Gáhópp (14,733 ft.)—△ Búlla La (15,976 ft.)
—Cross a small pass.

Páling (13,953 ft.), a small village—△ Lómet.

Chábrang, 31° 26'; 79° 22'; 15,588 ft., 1 mile
S. of the Sátlej river. Here is the summer
residence of a Jhúngpun (Tibetan official). Road
in parts quite level.

Route No. 153.

From Nélong (Gárhvál) to Chétkul (Gárhvál).

The route generally taken is that by Múkba
and across the Lámba Kága pass (see Routes
Nos. 145 and 143); there is also a direct route,
although very rarely taken, viz.:—
Ascend from Nélong up the Tsoár gad river; at
the third march from Nélong cross a dif-
ficult pass, to the E. of the Lámba Kága pass;
the slopes of this pass lead direct to △ Do
Súmdo, and then in one long march to Chétkul
(see Route No. 143, Múkba to Chétkul). No
villages are met with along this route, which
is quite impassable for horses; even wood is
exceedingly scarce.

Geographical co-ordinates:
Nélong 31° 5'; 79° 0'; 11,350 ft. (level of the Jal-
návi river 11,201 ft.).
Chétkul 31° 20'; 78° 36'; 11,480 ft. (level of the
Báspa river 11,275 ft.).

Route
from Nélong to Múkba.
see No. 145.