Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 2 (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs

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Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 2 (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs

by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

EN·~12 hours·1 chapter

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A determined traveller sets out for a sweltering summer in Persia’s upper Karun region, navigating a landscape where the sky burns like brass and the earth radiates a relentless heat. The journey moves from the scorching plains of Chigakhor, through the dust‑raised Seligun valley, up the wind‑blown Naghun Pass, and down into the stark Ardal plateau, where towering ranges loom but rarely reach permanent snow. Along the way the narrator sketches vivid scenes of flocks of Ilyats marching through parched marshes, riverbeds that have vanished, and the stark beauty of distant peaks that still hold a promise of cool refuge.

Along the route, a modest Kurdish chief, Aziz Khan, joins the expedition, offering local insight and occasional assistance. The traveller notes an unusual plant resembling a pitcher‑plant and the sudden dominance of “sweet sultan” herbs across the arid plains. Visits to remote villages and the ancient stone churches of the Nestorian Rayahs introduce a quiet, melancholy humanity that endures despite the harsh climate, hinting at deeper cultural stories waiting to unfold.

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Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume 2 (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs

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en

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~12 hours (697K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Julia Miller, Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2012-02-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird

1831–1904

A bold Victorian traveler turned illness into a passport to the wider world, crossing continents and writing vivid books that brought far-off places to readers at home. Her journeys through Japan, the Rocky Mountains, Korea, China, and the Middle East helped make her one of the best-known travel writers of her time.

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