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ROUTE 13: KOWEIT—QATlF 109
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ROUTE 13

KOWEIT—QATlF

Authorities: Knox, 190S (to Xt;V) ; native information obtained throughPridcaux.
General Direction : SE. until the last stage, when it changes to ESE.
Distance : Crow-fly, 230 miles ; road, 256 miles.
Character and Supplies : see p. 34.
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miles.
total, stages.
KOWEIT, town ; see I, p. 295 f.
For the first section of the route, as far as Inqair, see
Route No. 12, Koweit-Hofuf, p. 104 f.
I 112 Inqair (Injair, Naqair) hill, with well.
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Dir. SE. over firm level country for about 16 m. into
! the district of Rada’if ; on for an almost equal
distance.
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145 33 Tareifah, wells, with fairly good water at 12-1S ft.
Dir. SE. through Rada’if, over firm flat sand.
4 m. Atmah, wells.
3 m. Hammar, wells.
169 24 Mistannah, wells, at the junction of the tracts of Rada’if,
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Huzum, and Jan Shamvn, and 16 m. SW. from
the foot of Musallamlyah Bay. Water at about
6 ft.
Dir. SE. through Huzum into the tract of Biyadh.
; 195 26 Wasat, wells and Bedouin camping-ground.

Same direction through Biyadh, to the eastern slope
of Mubarrakiyah hill and on for 2 m. to the SE.
221 26 Dasmah, wells.
Dir. SE. through Biyadh.
22 m. Abu Ma‘n, camping-ground -with wells.
2 m. Dareidi, well.
2 m. Route enters Oasis o! Qatlf.
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3i m. Jadidah, spring, whence 54 m. through the
oasis to end of stage.
• 256 35 QATlF, town; see I, p. 307 f.

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