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RuUTE 11: ‘OQAIR—RIYADH 103

miles, miles.
tot. St. tot. at.
m
49 HOFtJF.
Dir. almost S.
1 m. Ruqaiqah, water from pits.
17 m. Route enters district of Kharmah.

89 40 ‘Aweisah, wells stated to yield good and abundant
water, situated about 4 m. W. of Jebel
Kharmah, a conspicuous landmark.
Dir. W. through the tract of Ghuwar and
across the plateau of Na'lah.
114 25 Wadi Faruq.
i Dir. W., successively across desert of Summan-
type and Dahanah.
214 100 Abu Jifaru See main route, p. 101.
(This route appears to correspond with that
followed by Palgrave.)
A longer and more southerly variant to
Alternative III, after leaving ‘Aweisah, proceeds
WSW. for 7 days across the desert to Suleimiyah,
I instead of joining the main route at Abu Jifan ;
i
it then turns almost N. and reaches Riyadh by
•••
way of Ha’ir; the total distance being about
260 miles. This variant was possibly followed
by Palgrave.
The direct route chosen by Leachmanruns S. of
Raunkiaer’s across Summan and Dahanah to the
pools of Jalta Sedeiri, apparently about 8-10 m.
SE. of Abu Jifan ; thence W.to Riyadh through
‘Aqalat el-Hameid. It may be assumed that the
total in general corresponds to Raunkiaer’s
(about 200 m.), and that the main intermediate
sections are of about the same length (to Wadi
Earuq, c. 40 m. ; to first water across Dahanah,
c. 90 m.; on to Riyadh, c. 70 m.); at present,
however, no complete itinerary has been pub­
lished. The supply of water at Jalta Sadeiri
appears to be less constant than at Abu Jifan,
and the route is in so far less important.