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XI.] TRAVELS IN OMAN. 169

At 1'30 we passed the village and date grove
of Zikki, which is romantically situated in

a hollow, under some hills, on which also
there are several towns. At two hours we

passed the small hamlet and grove of Karrut,
and at 3 p.m., arrived at the northern termi­

nation of the town of Maty, where we halted
for the night.

Wednesday SLlth. At 11 a.m. we left Maty,
which contains about three hundred houses.

Contiguous to it is another village, nearly
equal in size, named Tihama. From hence

our route continued along a stony valley,
called Wadi Roweyha, with hills about five
hundred feet in height on either hand. We

passed several villages and date groves, which
appear on the map ; and water, with much

cultivation, was seen throughout the day.
Several kafilahs (caravans) of from thirty to

forty camels passed us laden with fresh fish,
principally sharks, for the interior towns.

The approach of a long train of camels, as
they move slowly along in these narrow’ and

rugged glens, has a most picturesque and
striking effect. Before emerging from some

cape of the hills, we first hear the voice of the