A Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest

Download or read book A Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the Northwest written by Edward Thornton and published by Gale and the British Library. This book was released on 1844 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ...insignificant villages. SHAWPOOR, in Afghanistan, a village situate in the south E.i.c. Ms. Doc. of the Derajat. Lat. 29 12', long. 70 27'. SHEAUL, in Sinde, a village on the middle route from Roree Ms. survey Doc to Hyderabad, and sixty-five miles south-east of the former town. Lat. 26 55', long. 68 17'. SHEER.--A village in Afghanistan, forty miles south-west of E.i.c. Ms. Doc Ghuznee. Lat. 33 8', long. 67 52'. SHEERKAIL, in Afghanistan, a village about two miles from E.i.c. Ms. Doc. the left bank of the Turnak river. Lat. 31 49', long. 66 12'. SHEHERUK, in Western Afghanistan, on the route from E.i.c. Ms. Doc. Kandahar to Herat, and one hundred and forty-five miles south of the latter place. It lies in a hard level plain, bounded on the south by a very lofty range of mountains. There is an abundant supply of water, and considerable cultivation in the neighbourhood. Lat. 32 34', long. 62 37'. SHEK, in Beloochistan, on the south-eastern frontier, a vil-E.i.c. Ms. Doc. lage situate on the right bank of the Hubb river. Lat. 25 12', long. 67 1'. SHEKABAD, in Afghanistan, a village and large fort on the E.i.c. Ms. Dm.; route from Ghuznee to Kabool, and fifty miles south of the latter in Afg.'sm; place. It is situate on the right or south bank of the river of TMr. J0' M Logurh, in a fertile and well-cultivated valley, containing nume-Qrif. Bar. and rous forts and villages. Elevation above the sea, 7,473 feet. Lat. 34 6', long. 68 30'. walker, Map of SHEKWAN, in Western Afghanistan, a village thirty miles A'K north-west of Herat. Lat. 34 33', long. 61 46'. E.i.c. Ms. Doc.; SHELGHUR, in Afghanistan, on the route from Ghuznee to Beng. 1834, p. Dera Ismael Khan, and fifteen miles south-east of the former 176, Honigberger, plaCe. it consists of a...