1 NUL--NUN. 81
2 Here, in August 1840, a British detachment, under the command
3 of Major Clibborn, in advance to relieve the garrison of Kahun,
4 defeated a greatly superior force of Belooches, but, in consequence
5 of excessive heat and a total want of water, were compelled to
6 make a disastrous retreat, in which all their guns, stores, car-
7 riages, and beasts of burthen, were lost. (See Kanuy.) The
8 Nufoosk Pass is in lat. 29° 13’, long. 69° 17’.
9 NULL, in Afghanistan, a village of Sewestan, twelve miles E-I.C. Ms. Doc.
10 north of the town of Kahun. Lat. 29° 26’, long. 69° 10’.
11 NULLUKH, in Western Afghanistan, a halting-place on the E.1.C. Ms. Doc.
12 route from Kandahar to Herat, and one hundred and eighty-five
13 miles north-west of the former place. It is situate on a small
14 stream, called the Cheera, in a mountainous,country, very thinly
15 peopled, and scantily cultivated, but yielding forage from the
16 spontaneous produce of the soil. The road winds through a suc-
17 cession of mountain valleys, and is rough and difficult. Lat. 32°
18 27’, long. 63° 10’.
19 NUMMUL, in the Punjab, a thriving town twenty-four Wood, Rep on
20 miles east of Kala Bagh, on the Indus. Here are indications of mine the
21 excellent coal. Lat. 32° 52’, long. 72°.
22 NUNDANSUR.—See Nanpan Sark.
23 NUNDAWADAGAR, in the Punjab, a village situate six.
24 teen miles east of the Chenaub river, in lat. 30° 55’, long.
25 72° 20'.
26 NUNDEL, in the Punjab, a village on the route from Mool- E.LC. Ms. Doc.
27 tan to Ferozpoor, and seventy-five miles east of the former town,
28 It is situate on the right bank of the Ghara river, in lat. 29° 59’,
29 long. 72° 38’.
30 NUNDEWEEDAGUR, in the Punjab, a village situate near E.1.¢. as. Doc.
31 the left bank of the river Jailum, in lat, 31° 32’, long. 72° 3’.
32 NUNGNEHAR, in Afghanistan, a name sometimes applied Wood, Khyber
33 to the whole valley of Kabool, but in this place restricted to a nie oa
34 its more appropriate purpose, designating the hilly tract which 4!
35 extends along the northern base of Sufeid Koh, between the
36 Khyber and the Kurkutcha ranges. The name Nungnehar verna-
37 cularly signifies nine rivers, and has been given with reference
38 to the numerous streams which flow across this district from the
39 Sufeid Koh to the Kabool river. The most direct road from the
40 Khyber Pass to Kabool lies through it, but it is little frequented
41 in consequence of the great number of defiles and the turbulent
42 VOL, 11. @