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2 it becomes a furious torrent, sweeping along with it trees and
3 stones. The trifling cultivation in the province of Lus is, for the
4 most part, confined to its vicinity. ‘
5 POORANAH, in the Punjab, a village situate in lat..33° 24’, Walker's Map of
6 long. 79° 99!. N.W. Frontier,
7 POORANUH,, in the Punjab, a village fourteen miles east of £.1.¢. Ms. Doc.
8 Julalpoor, and on the road from Jelam to Ramnuggur. Lat. 32’,
9 46’, long. 73° 30’.
10 POORUR, in Bhawlpoor, a village situate on an offset of E.1.C. Ms. Dor.
11 the Indus, about five miles from the main stream. Lat. 28° 36’,
12 long. 70° 10’.
13 PORANADERA, in Sinde, a town on the route from Sehwan £.1.C. Ms. Doe.
14 to Larkhana, and thirty-four miles north of the former town. It
15 is situate a mile west of the right bank of the Indus, in a level
16 fertile country, cultivated to a considerable extent. +. Lat. 26° 50’,
17 long. 67° 55’. :
18 POREWALA, in the Punjab, a village situate in lat. 33° 41’,
19 long. 73° 5’.
20 POSHIANA, in the north of the Punjab, a small town near Vigne, Kashmir,
21 the highest part of the Pir Panjal Pass, or Nandan Sar Pass, into a sate
22 Kashmir. It is 9,500 feet above the sea, and the inhabitants, °°
23 G00 or 800 in number, are supported by the intercourse on this
24 route, the neighbouring country being too barren to yield them
25 subsistence. Lat. 33° 33’, long. 74° 23’.
26 POTA, in Afghanistan, a village of the district of Jelalabad, £.1.c. Ms. Doe. *
27 is situate on the right bank of the Soorkh Rood, forty miles
28 above its confluence with the Kabool river. _ Lat. 34° 14’, long.
29 69° 58’,
30 POTEE, in Western Afghanistan, a village in the hilly f.1.c. ats. noe.
31 country south of Lake Ab-i-stada, and on the route from Ghuz-
32 nee to Shawl, ninety miles north of the latter place. Itis situate
33 near the left or southern bank of the Soorkh-Ab. It is inhabited
34 by Barukzye Duranis, and exhibits cultivation sufficient to afford
35 some scanty supplies. Lat. 31° 22’, long. 67° 20’.
36 POULAUND, in Afghanistan, a village situate a little north E.1-C. Ms. Doc.
37 of the road from Giriskh to Herat. Lat. 32° 20’, long. 63° 52’.
38 POWAR GOTE, in Sinde, a village on the route from E£.1.c, Ms. Doc.
39 ‘Hyderabad to Sehwan, and five miles north-west of the former
40 town. The road in this part of the route is heavy with sand.
41 Lat. 25° 23’, long. 68° 18’.