Siahan, 1908

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Siahan

This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Mountain range in Baluchistan, separating Makran from Kharan. The eastern part is known as Band. It runs south- south-west and east-north-east between 27 f and 28 2' N. and 63 22' and 65 42' E., and unites with the Jhalawan hills near Shireza, having a total length of 176 miles. It is the narrowest range in Western Baluchistan, the width nowhere exceeding 20 miles. North of Panjgur the general mass bifurcates, the spur on the south being known as the Koh-i-Sabz. Its general aspect is abrupt and rugged, and its geological formation a slaty shale. It has a mean elevation of about 5,000 feet. On the west are the two fine defiles of Tank-i- Grawag and Tank-i-Zurrati, through which the Rakhshan river passes.