tiful valley drained by the head waters
of the Kishnganga. It lies between Bandipura and the Burzil Pass on the
road to Gilgit.

~Hunza~, 36.4 N.--74.7 E. (See page 323.) Hunza is a group of villages.
The Raja's (or Tham's) fort, Baltit castle, at an elevation of 7000 feet
is splendidly situated in full view of Rakaposhi, distant 20 miles. It
is overhung by the enormous mass of snow peaks said to be called in the
language of the country Boiohaghurduanasur (the peak of the galloping
horse).

~Islamabad~, 33.4 N.--75.1 E. About 40 miles by river from Srinagar, near
the point where the Jhelam ceases to be navigable. Achabal and Martand
are easily visited from Islamabad, and it is the starting point for the
Liddar Valley and Pahlgam. It is a dirty insanitary place.

~Jammu~, 32.4 N.--74.5 E. Capital of the Jammu province and winter
residence of the Maharaja. Connected with Sialkot by rail. Situated
above the ravine in which the Tawi flows. At a distance the white-washed
temples with gilded pinnacles look striking. The town was once much more
prosperous than it is to-day.

~Leh~, 34.2 N.--77.5 E. Capital of Ladakh. On the Indus 11,500 feet above
sea-level. The meeting place of caravans from India and Yarkand. The
Central Asian caravans arrive in Autumn, when the _bazar_, in a wide
street lined with poplars, becomes busy. The Wazir Wazarat has his
headquarters here, and there is a small garrison in the mud fort. The
old palace of the Gyalpo (King) is a large pile on a ridge overhanging
the town. There are Moravian and Roman Catholic missions at Leh.

~Martand~, 33.4 N.--75.1 E. Remains of a remarkable temple of the Sun god
three miles east of Islamabad (pages 166 and 201).

~Payer~ (erroneously ~Payech~). Nineteen miles from Srinagar containing a
beautiful and well-preserved temple of the Sun god, dated variously from
the fifth to the thirteenth century (page 202).

~Punch~, 33.4 N.--74.9 E. Capital of the _jagir_ of the Raja of Punch, a
feudatory of the Kashmir State. 3300 feet above sea level. There is a
brisk trade in grain and _ghi_. Decent roads connect Punch with
Rawalpindi and Uri on the Jhelam. Cart Road into Kashmir. Kashmiris call
the place Prunts and its old name was Parnotsa.

~Skardo~, 35.3 N.--75.6 E. Old capital of Baltistan. 7250 feet above
sea-level. In a sandy basin lying on both sides of the Indus, and about
five miles in width. A _tahsildar_ is stationed at Skardo.

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