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NORTHERN ROUTES

total, stages.
10 m. Khubb Shdmdh entered and crossed diagon­
ally. Darb Zobeidah crosses in this district ;
see below, Route No. 3, p. 78.
Dir. ESE. along the Khubb.
32 m. Sand-ridge, on S.
298 99 Bir Zerud, a single well in a basin with yellow water of
poor quality.
20 m. Khubb Shamah quitted.

Dir. SE. across 3 sand-ridges, the last named NadMr
el-Adab.
22 m. Nadhat el-Humeid, a fourth ridge. Huweirah
(Hawairah) wells 5 m. W. of this point.
Dir. SSE., across broken ground and hollows.

13 m. Bir esh-Sherri, well, 7 m. to W. Gara ridge
to E. for some 20 m.
: 3 m. Route from Samawah to Boreidah via Leinah
wells, Zubiri and Quseibah crosses here; see
Route No. 6, p. 86.
8 m. Sarut plain begins; 11 m. to end of stage.
375 77 Raudhat el-Dtcghmaniyah. Wells of Beid 1 hr. away.
Continue through Sarut plain.
12 m. Khabrat ed-Daicayah.
5 m. Sha‘ib crossed after end of plain.
2 m. Raudhat TJmm eWAsharah.
7 m. Weitat, village ; thence on for 11 m. to end
of route.
412 37 BOREIDAH, town ; see I, pp. 370 ff.

[Note. In the above Route and in others for which
Shakespearis an authority (e.g.Nos. 8-10, 12, &c.)
distances and directions given in his road-book
have in the main been retained ; but it may
eventually be found necessary to readjust them
slightly for the 1 : 1,000,000 Map of Northern
Arabia.]