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98 EASTERN ROUTES (

ROUTE 11

‘OQAIR (AND QATIF)— HOFUE—RIYADH

Authorities-. Raunkiaer, 1912, Leachman, 1912, compared with Sadlier, 1819,
Palgrave, 1863, Pelly, 1865, Douglas, 1897, and Burchardt, 1904 ; also with
native information obtained through Prideaux, Gaskin, and others.
General Direction: W. by S., except in the section Qatif-Hofuf, when it is almost S.
Distance. From ‘Oqair, crow-fly, 235 miles ; road, 249 miles. From Qatlf, crow-
fly, 244 miles ; road, 305 miles.
Character and Supplies : see p. 32 f.
miles.
total, stages.
‘OQAIR, port'; see I, p. 308.
Dir. SW. by S. across loose sand of the coastal district
Barr el-Oqair into Biyadh.
8 m. Suwwad, well with sweet water.
2 m. Umm edh-Dharr, near group of mounds
forming a well-known landmark.
1 m. Biseitin; water by digging; some grazing.
[There is an alternative route from Biseitin to
Jishshah ; see below.]
14 14 Bareiman, wells with brackish water ; grass and camel
grazing ; ruins of old fort.
Dir. SW. by S. over loose sand.
3 m. Zaghaimah ; well.
28 14 Shatar, 3 wells of brackish water ; no grazing nor fuel.
[Here the route from Dohah to Hofuf (see Route
No. 75, p. 342 f.) comes in.]
Dir. W. across nitrous depression (sabkhah), through
sandhills for 6 m., and for 2 m. over stony plain.
40 12 Jishshah, large village of 400 houses ; good water, grass, !
and fuel obtainable ; inhabitants cultivate dates
and own camels. [An alternative route from
Dohah to Hofuf (see Route No. 75, p. 342 f.) comes
in here.]

[Here the following alternative, route from Biseitin
(see above) comes in :
11m. Muweih, camping-ground and wells.
91 m. Khuweinij, good water at 15 ft. from
well on E. side of ruined fort.
13 m. Jishshah. Total distance, 24 miles.]