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ÖSH—PAD : ROUTES 162, 163.

Route

from 08H to KASHGAR,
see No. 98.

Route No. 162.

From USH (Central Asia) to K6KAND (Central Asia). A principal route, passable for horses and camels.

Literature: Humboldt's Central Asien, Vol. II., p. 262.izzet UJllab, in Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Vol. III.,

1825, pp. 300-1.

Osh, ab. 41° 9'; 70° 14', also occasionally called Takht-i-Sulaiman.

A r a v a n (izzet ÛJllah's Ardaneh), 8 hours' march

from Osh.

Tolmasar, naphta and petroleum Ma rg e l d n,` j springs are in the en-

Kara Dipa,   virons,

ul

Kokand, 41° 12'; 68° 54'.

Route No. 163.

From OSH (Central Asia) to TASHKEND (Central Asia).
A principal route, passable for horses.
Literature: Humboldt's Central Asien, Vol. II., pp. 235, 236.

Oslt, ab. 41° 9'; 70° 14', also occasionally called Takht-i-Sulaiman— Kfiva.

A n d i s h d n, a large town in Kokand, about 6 miles S. of the Sir deriau river — Cross the Sir deriau river by boats near Shari Khan.

' Îzzet IJllah calls this town "Merghinan, or MerghiIan," and states, that from here to Kokand he followed, not the ordinary thickly peopled route, but the one leading through a desert. His stages were:

Mar ye16n.

Akbeg (5 hours' march).

Kéra KhatcU (4 hours' march).

Kok and (8 hours' march frdm Kéra Khatai).

Ndmangan, a town about 4 miles N. of the Sir deriâu river. A long march, generally divided into two.

•  T d i t a k, foot of a small pass — Cross the pass.

0 Ravdte Abddllah Khan—Shaidin.l

•  Toitipa.

ADiskât, 4 miles N. of the Sir deriâu river.

T e l d u, 2 2 miles S. from the Angara river — Descend the Angara valley.

•  Kd rruma.

A Chikchik, or Chirchik, on the left bank of the river of the same name, an affluent to the right of the Sir deriau—Cross the Chikchik river.

Tdshkend, ab. 43° 6'; 67° 18'; near the right bank of the Sir deriau river. The Russians have erected, quite recently, a cantonment at Tashkend.

Route

from PADUM to the BARA LÂCHA PASS,
see No. 18.

Route

from PADUM to CHAMBA,
see No. 37.

Route

front PADUM to DARCHE,
see No. 55.

' From here a direct road leads over a pass in the Kindirtau range to Telâu, which is, however, generally avoided, being considered somewhat difficult.

2 Humboldt calls this place Tlëu.

Towns in-
habited by
Kokandis.