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NOTES ON THE DRAWINGS BY P. A. ANDREWS (see pocket)
K. JETTMAR
Dwg. 1: Sazin is situated just within the northern border of Kohistan district at pre-
sent. Formerly the area controlled by the British ended at Basha. In Sazin, as in many
places on the left bank of the Indus, Shina was spoken. One of the Shina dialects was
documented in the book by R.L. Schmitt and M. M. Zarin (including Chiliss and
Gowro). The so-called Kohistan i languages are spoken on the right (western) bank of
the Indus. The map is taken from TRRyfan ZTc/zaec/ogy 25 (1990): 76.
Dwg. 2: Sketch plan of Sazin Valley
Dwg. 3: Andrews reports that the kot originally had a rectangular ground plan with
high towers at the comers and an entrance tower on the southern side. In this it
resembles the fortress of Gilgit, Qila-i Firdausie, as described in Shah Rais Khan's
book (1987: 6). In those days the towers were much higher, as shown in a photo-
graph taken by British officers in Gor who visited the place for Chukar shooting.
Dwg. 4a-d: Andrews notes that the living rooms of all the old houses are raised
above ground level. This may have sprung from the former custom of settling on
mountain tops, when the population moved to the present site. Many houses are built
on rocks which had fallen during an earthquake, while others are built over
storerooms. The flat roofs are not supported by the broken rubble walls,with their
chip infilling, but on a system of wooden posts erected inside them.
These roofs form large open areas used for communication and as playgrounds for
children, with many crossings and changes of level. The individual plots have sepa-
rate ridged roofs made from boards without any permanent fastenings: these.are
sufficient to afford some protection to the flat roofs below against the heat, or rain
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K. JETTMAR
Dwg. 1: Sazin is situated just within the northern border of Kohistan district at pre-
sent. Formerly the area controlled by the British ended at Basha. In Sazin, as in many
places on the left bank of the Indus, Shina was spoken. One of the Shina dialects was
documented in the book by R.L. Schmitt and M. M. Zarin (including Chiliss and
Gowro). The so-called Kohistan i languages are spoken on the right (western) bank of
the Indus. The map is taken from TRRyfan ZTc/zaec/ogy 25 (1990): 76.
Dwg. 2: Sketch plan of Sazin Valley
Dwg. 3: Andrews reports that the kot originally had a rectangular ground plan with
high towers at the comers and an entrance tower on the southern side. In this it
resembles the fortress of Gilgit, Qila-i Firdausie, as described in Shah Rais Khan's
book (1987: 6). In those days the towers were much higher, as shown in a photo-
graph taken by British officers in Gor who visited the place for Chukar shooting.
Dwg. 4a-d: Andrews notes that the living rooms of all the old houses are raised
above ground level. This may have sprung from the former custom of settling on
mountain tops, when the population moved to the present site. Many houses are built
on rocks which had fallen during an earthquake, while others are built over
storerooms. The flat roofs are not supported by the broken rubble walls,with their
chip infilling, but on a system of wooden posts erected inside them.
These roofs form large open areas used for communication and as playgrounds for
children, with many crossings and changes of level. The individual plots have sepa-
rate ridged roofs made from boards without any permanent fastenings: these.are
sufficient to afford some protection to the flat roofs below against the heat, or rain
151