The BEHBEHAN-BASHT stretch is fit only for pack through broken hilly country. From RUDIAN to SHIRAZ the track is fit for wheels. SHIRAZ Is situated in a fertile, highly cultivated plain about 7 miles wide, surrounded by mountains. Five miles to the south is an extensive marsh. The rainy season is from 21st November to 15th April. There is never more than 3 days rain at a time. Prevailing wind S.W. Stage 2 SHIRAZ-KERMAN 290 miles. Via NIRIZ and SAIDABAD Place Approx. Height Max. height in stage Distance to next place Remarks SHIRAZ 5200 NIRIZ 5600 SAIDABAD 5490 KERMAN 5680 9000 106 84 Two mountain ranges to cross 100 - Motor road in use Description The route in this stage crosses two mountain ranges. Leaving SHIRAZ the route runs across stony desert to KHAIRABAD and then across stony hills to KHANEHI-KAT where a level cultivated plain is crossed; thence over stony hills to NIRIZ. NIRIZ lake is some 60 miles long and 3-5 miles wide, dry in summer, with a bed of soft fine salty mud unfit to land on. From NIRIZ gradually climb to BISHNEH and KHAIRABAD. Between KHAIRABAD & SAIDABAD is a salt desert which becomes a bog in wet weather. From SAIDABAD a sandy plain, gradually becoming more stony, is crossed to SA'ADATABAD; thence over gently sloping hills along a valley over the peak of a range. Over the peak a gravel plain is followed to MASHIZ which lies in an open plain in a broad valley. From MASHIZ a further range is crossed and the route then runs over a bare sandy plain 11 miles wide, to KERMAN, which is surrounded by continuous cultivation.
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