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04 COMMUNICATIONS

stunted brushwood is obtainable at most stages along the route,
and is plentiful after Bireimi. Foodstuffs are only obtainable at
Hofuf and Bireimi; at Ras el-Kheimah dates, fish, and livestock
are the only available supplies.

Route No. 75, from Dohah to Hofuf, is a caravan track almost
entirely over uninhabited desert country, which, in • the Qatar
peninsula, frequently has a hard firm surface. The Jafurah desert,
entered after Ba'aij, is a desolate tract of red sand. Alternative
tracks are given for the section of the route from Ba;aij to Jishshah.
Supplies. Water and fodder are scanty except during the last stage.
No foodstuffs are obtainable before Hofuf.