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chap. in. HISSAR. — DURWAZ. — WAKHAN. 17
and a rice country, independent of Bokhara and
Koondooz. It is held by four Uzbek chiefs, who
divided it among themselves on their father's death ;
its capital stands on a hillock forty miles east of
Dihnou. A range of hills called Kohitun, which
is about 4000 feet high, traverses the district from
north to south. There is an extensive deposit of
red rock salt in it, which is exported to other coun-
tries. The saddle used by the natives of Hissar
differs from others in Toorkistan. The tree, or
seat, is scooped out like a bowl, and is then covered
with leather: it has a knob in front. The ferry of
Tirmez on the Oxus bounds Hissar on the west;
and to the east it has Koolab, which is a small dis-
trict,— sometimes called Bulgeewan. It has been
lately seized by the chief of Koondooz., who forded
the Oxus and conquered it. Durwaz is the next
territory, and is ruled by an independent Tajik chief.
In his territories, the Oxus is most successfully
washed for gold. The two next districts of Shugh-
nan and Wakhan are tributary to Koondooz ; but
there are not more than three or four villages in
each of them. Wakhan is the territory mentioned
by Marco Polo; and the few specimens which I
could collect of its language were as follows : —
Father - - - Fait
Mother - Nan
Son - Kash
Daughter - Poorchad
Fire - Rekhnu
Water - Yoobk.
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and a rice country, independent of Bokhara and
Koondooz. It is held by four Uzbek chiefs, who
divided it among themselves on their father's death ;
its capital stands on a hillock forty miles east of
Dihnou. A range of hills called Kohitun, which
is about 4000 feet high, traverses the district from
north to south. There is an extensive deposit of
red rock salt in it, which is exported to other coun-
tries. The saddle used by the natives of Hissar
differs from others in Toorkistan. The tree, or
seat, is scooped out like a bowl, and is then covered
with leather: it has a knob in front. The ferry of
Tirmez on the Oxus bounds Hissar on the west;
and to the east it has Koolab, which is a small dis-
trict,— sometimes called Bulgeewan. It has been
lately seized by the chief of Koondooz., who forded
the Oxus and conquered it. Durwaz is the next
territory, and is ruled by an independent Tajik chief.
In his territories, the Oxus is most successfully
washed for gold. The two next districts of Shugh-
nan and Wakhan are tributary to Koondooz ; but
there are not more than three or four villages in
each of them. Wakhan is the territory mentioned
by Marco Polo; and the few specimens which I
could collect of its language were as follows : —
Father - - - Fait
Mother - Nan
Son - Kash
Daughter - Poorchad
Fire - Rekhnu
Water - Yoobk.
n 2