Qaşr-e Qand

Qasr-e Qand lies in a valley of western Makran, on the Kaju River. The river descends through the mountains towards the coastal plain, where it joins the Sarbaz to form the Bahu Kalat. Villages and cultivated land are strung along the watercourse, hemmed in by dry hills. The name of the settlement recalls a fortified centre in a region where local chiefs ruled from strongholds among irrigated lands. Beyond the valley the ranges lead south towards the Sea of Oman.