Note 589 — SECTION I. FARGHĀNA. (continued 3)
Annette Susannah Beveridge translation
The Sh. N. speaks of the cold in that winter (Vambéry, p. 160). It was unusual for the Sīr to freeze in this part of its course (Sh. N. p. 172) where it is extremely rapid (Kostenko, i, 213).