Zik

Zik lies in the dry inland country of eastern Makran, near the Gish Kaur and the valleys between the coast and the interior. The long Makran ranges run roughly east and west, separating narrow pockets of settlement from one another. Seasonal streams descend from the hills after rain, while the lower valleys give access through the otherwise rugged country. Medieval geographers described Makran as sparsely inhabited, with cultivated places scattered amid a landscape of mountains and arid plains.