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2 trives to maintain a precarious independence. Lat. 36° 11’,
3 long. 65° 44’.
4 SIR-I-SUNGA, in Afghanistan, a fort on the route from z.1.c. Ms. Doe.
5 Ghuznee to Kabool, and twenty-two miles south-west of the
6 latter place. It is built of stone on a hill in the fertile valley of
7 Maidan, and completely commands the road. Lat. 34° 20’,
8 long. 68° 46’.
9 SIRKANY, in the Punjab, a village situate on the left bank £.1.. Ms. Doc.
10 of the Indus, on the route from Mooltan to Dera Ismael Khan,
11 and fifteen miles north of the town of Leia. Lat. 31° 10’,
12 long. 70° 59’.
13 SIRNAWAREE, in Sinde, a village situate on the right £.1.C. Ms. Doc.
14 bank of the Eastern Narra, on the,route from Bukkur to Omer-
15 cote, and forty miles north-west of the latter place. Lat. 25° 44’,
16 long. 69° 26’.
17 SIRRA KILLA.—A village in Afghanistan, situate in the £.1.c. Ms. Doe.
18 Pisheen valley, three miles north of Hykulzie. Lat. 30° 35’,
19 long. 66° 53’.
20 SIR-ULUNG, in Afghanistan, a pass over Hindoo Koosh, £.r.0. as. Doe.;
21 from the Kohistan of Kabool to Turkestan. It’is entered from Ba at
22 Afghanistan, by following up the course of the Ghorbund river Koh-i-Damun, 48;
23 ° ° . Wood, Oxus, 101 ;
24 for a few miles, and then turning to the right northwards. Its purnes, Pers. Nar.
25 course lies in general north for about thirty miles, to the summit !”%
26 near which it debouches into the route by the Koushan’ Pass.
27 The elevation of the summit must be very considerable, as in the
28 beginning of November it was found impassable from snow by
29 Lord and Wood, though a few days after they succeeded in
30 making their way over the Hageguk Pass, 12,000 feet above the
31 level of the sea. The pass of Sir-Ulung is very difficult, being
32 Open only from June to November, and evéh during that interval
33 passable only for ponies. Lat. 35° 36’, long. 68° 55’.
34 SMALAN.—A village in Afghanistan, in the road from Noor- E.1.¢. ats. Doc.
35 zye to Dera Ghazee Khan. Lat. 30° 26’, long. 68° 14’.
36 SOBARAH.—A halting-place on the route from Roree to E.1C. Ms. Doc.
37 Jessulmair, and seventy miles south-west of the former town.
38 The road in this part of the route is difficult, being over sand-hills
39 covered with brushwood and dry grass. Lat. 27° 21’, long. 70°.
40 SODR WAD.—A village in Daman, Afghanistan, forty miles E.1.c. Ms. Doe.
41 south-west of Dera Ghazee Khan. Lat. 29° 47’, long. 70° 22’,
42 SOE.—See Dueria Gore,