I would like to be able to say that I know a lot more about the geography of Pakistan than I did about Iran...... but although I do remember teaching Pakistan many years ago, the detail is very sketchy. I feel another learning journey coming on!A map is always a good place to start when looking at an area for the first time....
Balochistan is predominantly a desert plateau occupying the western half of the country. To the east is the Indus valley drained by the mighty River Indus which flows from the foothills of the Himalaya in the north of the country. The first part of Mark's journey is therefore through a landscape which is very similar to the desert lands of eastern Iran which he has just left.
Following up a link from the webdiaries on http://www.artemisworldcycle.com/ to http://www.cyclingtoindia.com/ , I came across some good images of this part of the route which help to portray something of the landscape in this part of Pakistan....
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