TERRAIN AND ROUTE STUDY

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 8, 1954
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PHOTO I,NTELLIGENCE MENORANDUN.
TERRAIN AND ROUTE STUDY
CIP/I.;11
(Project 72.108)
3 June 1954
Declass Review by NIMA/DOD
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Office of Research and Reports
SECRET
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Project 72.108
8 Ains 1954
ribution Restricted
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HAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Of ce of Research and Reports
Photo Intelligence Division
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Theseccavanying report is in flfillisent of
a requirT1t placed on the Photo Intelligen4 nn ce
ORR as describod in R4/OIS Case 1496.
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Prepared photo interpretation study of desired areas and produced sketch
maps indicating location of routes, obstacles, fenced areas, terrain features,
and habitations or buildings.
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Area A ci K79)
(sketch No. 1)
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Area "A is bounded on the E. 11 and S by roads. It is located
aalroximately 11 miles N of the station in Leninabaa and directly
N of an airfield.
The acco wing sketch was esle from an a'rial photograph and
will provide orientetion and location of major items of interest. An
attempt was made to delieeate all possible fenced areas. Oue to the
quality and scale of the aveileble photos it was difficult to nake positive
identification of field fence z. In consequence, whore there was any
possibility of a field fence existine it was so shun on the eketch.
It is quite ooseible that where a field fence is shown there is the aossa-
btlity that the fence is aetealle a drainage ditch or combination Ance
and drainage ditch. Ail. interior field fences, outside of the desired
area, were not generally ehewn. Fences boundine industrial areae. wer-
definitely identified due to their height and solid construction.
The area is cultivated level ground 'which Is probably quite soft
as ildicated by the instellation of subsurface drainage in aost of the
area.
The bounding roads aleear to be earth surface and paralleled by
either fences, ditches or both. These roads junctioe 5.T. of the area
with a road leadine to 7;abarkend. At this point there are two narrow
bridges. From tots junction the road leads directly to Leninabad along
the g edge of the AfF. About 1200 feet south ef the junction there is,
what appears to be. about 1000 feet of road which is in extrenely poor
condition, if not washed out. About 650 feet X of the junction and on
the road to Sabarkend an alternate road goes eastward about moo feet
and then turns south to" the town. The disadvantage of this route is that
it enters an industrIal section of the town and requires using a rather
complicated route to roach the R.R. station.
The airfield an-ears to be fenced la with main entrance being
located in the town and several additional entrances to the shop area,
west of tom. There is also an entrance gate onto the road bounline the
area on the south at its junction with the road bounding the east side
and 150 feet west of the janction with the road to Sabarkend. This does
not appear to be esed exiaaesively.
The major aerial obstecle in the area is a smokestack located
aaaroxinately 3500 feet west of the area. There are only a, few trees
in the area of any size and which have been :lotted on the aeconaanying
sketch.
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Area
(Sketch No. 1)
(cont.)
There are three nor the area and these have been
pIottd, 1 :r, are .t huts just north and east of the bornlinr
road interstaion. k oi' of form buildings is located 1300 feet N or
the: jnctto' a1 700 ft ea8t of the road to Sabarkend. The previolsly
rentione4 smokestack In located in the midst of a number of large ihhtn.-
trial type, buildings. A11 remaining individual buildings in: the area,
with the exception of denway settled areas which aro also ticatod, have
been plotted on thr acoripanyng sketch,
Ver
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Aerial lionaict
Mapt Korovabad
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Area "I" is aperoxirately 14 miles west of Kirovabad which is an
additional 27e riles soeth of the railroad station tn Leninabad. The
area straddles the road leading northwest from Kirovabad to Ieninfel'i
and is L iles sfeithweet of a two-rnrreay airfield.
Area fl
(sketches 2 and
Information: regarling the area is quite general as only elle graphs
of smell scale with no stereo coverage were available.
Accompanying sketch no. 2 is incladed for orientation purecees and,
the infornattoe arteined from the photography is plotted on skateh no. 3.
The area is roughly trtIngular in shape being bounded or the: north-
land east by a stream and on the west by a bluff, approacinately 25 fet
In height, which 'bordere on. a breiled streae. The height of the bluff
is strictly an acryroottriation since no stereo coverage was available.
The terrain oe the east, south and west is trregeler, being cut by an,
exceedtegly- cemplex drainage pattlrn.
The torrein of the area lying immediately south of the road appeare
to be slightly rolline and not ereseetly under cultivation, Vbras the
area immediately north of the field aepeare to be presently, or very-
recently,ender cultivation. This la ter portion is crossed by drainar7o
and a possible fence, it is eoeetble thet adAtioeal fences exlst whieh
were not detected,
There do not appear to be any major Obstacles in the vicinity with
the exception of 4 trees, three of which are soeth and east of the Aroa
while the reeetnine one is north and vest of the area.
The buildings plotted on sketch no. I consist of those definitely
identifiable as such as well as the eresence of any possible strecteree.
The Air lying 11, miles north of the road io fenced and the nein
storage area is located at the southeast corner of the field.
The followtne references were used in this rea : :
Vertical Aerial.. ehotos:
Aerial i=osatc: Kirovabad
Map: Korovobad
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Area c
(Sketch No, 4) eia e-E 2,5'4
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Area "C" lies approximately 2 miles south of the coastline. The
area is rouehly rectengelar and 4 seem-0 rifles in size-,
The groend is slightly rolling, sloping northward and downward
towards the nee. The terrain to the east is mit up- with intereittent
lakebeds and le eosstbly marshy. Te the west the ground rises weth
ridges extenliag ahove :100 feet eith a elateea eeneraily above 200
feet bordering thn soethwest portion. 7lioutheast of the. area the terrain
i* quite level anl drops dowe alowle ie a soetheasterly direction
The terrain in the area appears to be or has been, ander culti-
vetion, altheeeh not intensively- so, and appears to be. firm.
A fav scattered buildings exist along the borderine and diagonal
roads.
Thaee are taro major roads leading into the city whi h may-- be
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reached by severa1. seconiare roads ehich either cross or border the
area. The seconlaey reeds appear to be unireroved nateral routes
between villages. One eajor road, west of the area, originates at
Perahagi and extends elmost due south to Baku passing through several
oil fielde bet, otherwise having, only a few scattered habitation
between the built-ne areas. This route is aparoximately 11 riles in
length. The second major- road lies- east of the area and may be reached
by several different routes. One route ta to take the eecondary road
which rens due east and connecta the villages of Pattrai and haehteet.
About 3elax riles of this road pasees through loe swampy and cut-up terrain.
This road intersects the main road from Hyurdakhang to Zebrat. There are
relatively few habitations until reaching Zierat at mbieh point the
general build-up of Baku coemences. This mite is. apprOxioately 16 miles
in length. Arother route to the rain road to the east is to take a
secondary road reining southeast whtch skirts- the-village of 1-14gonedli
and continuee on to 3elakhaveye From there due east approximately 1 mile
to the pain road from Naehtagi and '',.abrat to Baku. This route is:
approximately 11 miles in length and covers- generally level teeraine
elith the exceptioe of the village of Magomedli there are few habitations
until reaching 3alakhany ehere the 3aku bulld-ee eomeences.
The following referencee were used for thie report:
Verticel Aerial Photos:
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Area "D" is aopratleeately 10 miles northwest of Baku and lies
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between a.I.4ain rail line 3e,73 a read both of which extend north
west from Bake to the coat.
The terrain Is emewh4tt roiling grossed by shallow natural drains
which contain water pnly in rainy spells.. There Is high terrain above
800 feet, 2 alien te the southwest ale:ping northeast. This drops to
around 200 feet at the edge of the area and than 411311,MMO a gralual
slope to the northeast acro es it, r13 terrain to tha inediate north
Is low with several dry lake beds.
The land apeeere to be fire with the eastern and northern portion
either presently or recently ender cultivation while the western
portion, which Is :-,otrer,thA rore rolling in nature, is prObably devoted
to raising of hay, Tho elstern and northern. portions show definite
field outlines with inlioltions of possible fences-. The qeality of tho
photography nrchibits defitte idlntificatiol of the fnces? The area
11 croseed by numeroes irreoelar treilm. At the tine of photography
nunerous rdi1try polltions, 7rimnri1:r fire trench were located
throngholit tha area.
The main roaJ into ria7 2asele alone the northeestrn side of the
area and appear$ to be hard surfaced, At the northern edge of the arse
there is a junction fromwhih a road runs southwest until crossing the
rail line and then runs northwest, At the point who-To the road swings
northwest it is than TNeralleled by the s000ndnry read which runs near
due east a7.one the solthern. border of the area.
There are fem habAtAions along the main road with the exception of
the village of Xhurda/an are the oil Anstallations located along the
railroad in thie erea.
The following referenees wnre used for this report:
Vortical Aerial Photos:
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