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NORTHERN ROUTES
70

miles.
total, stages.
In about two hours from village, route issues
from foothills on to open plain, which extends
along foot of JebeL Aja, on SE. side.
275 33 HA’IL, town; see I, pp. 384 ff.

ROUTE 2

JAUF EL-‘AMR—BOREIDAH

Authority : Shakespear, 1914, compared with Nolde, 1892.
Distance : Crow-fly, 365 miles ; road, 412 miles : the distances here given are
Shakespear1 s.
Direction : General direction SE.
Character and Supplies : see p. 25 f.

miles.
total, stages. ___
JATJF EL-‘AMR, town ; see I, p. 387 f.
Dir. E. by S., out of the basin and up the Jdl el-Jauf.
[At 18 m. Qarah, a village of about 80 houses, with
wells of fairly good water, lies some miles to N.
. of route. About 13 m. on, and closer to the route,
lie the two deep wells of Howah (Hoa), with warm
discoloured water of poor quality, near which, \
according to Nolde, is a ‘ small lake ’ with
good rain-water. Neither of these places was
visited by Shakespear, who took a more direct
track, also passing at some distance from the
saline depression of Shaqiq, which lies some miles
to S., about 30 m. from Jauf, with 6 or more well-
built wells, and abundant water at 120-150 ft.
(See Route No. 1, p. 67.) Continue E. by S., in or
along the Khubub Ayina.]
48 m. Dir. changed to SE., still in or along the side
of a continuous depression, or wadi, for two
long days’ march.
62 m. Hazarn el-Mai, wells, 2 m. to N.
On for 15 m. on N. side of depression.
125 125 Qasr el-Adhfa, disused fort with towers at NW. and SE.

angles, formerly protecting a well close to NW-
corner, now partly filled in.