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C. CENTRAL ROUTES

ROUTE 15

HA!IL—BOREIDAH—[ANEIZAH]—SHAQRAH—RIYADH

Authorities: Huber, 18S0, compared with Palgrave, lSG2(Ha,il-Boreidah). Doughty
1S77 (‘Ayun-Ancizah). Lcachman, 1912 (‘Ayun-Riyadh). Shakcspear, 1914
(Boreidah-Aneizah-Riyadh). Native report (Cairo) on Ha’il-Boreidah, and
Doughty, report on Aneizah-Riyadh, compared with Sadlier, 1819.
General Direction : SSE.
Distance : Crow-fly, 34S miles ; road, 3S3 miles.
Character and Supplies : see p. 35 f.

miles.
total, stages.
HA’IL, town; see I, pp. 3S4 ff.
Dir. ESE. The country traversed is sand}' steppe with
frequent water-courses running E.

30 ? 30 ? Idu, watering-place, without permanent population,
but with fields sown in spring, at N. end of Jebel
Seim ah.
Dir. ESE., across volcanic desert with basaltic outcrops.

[Palgrave’s and Huber’s route via Feid runs SE. to,
18 m., Jebel Fitiq, and, 9 in., ‘Adwah (small
enclosures ; no permanent inhab. ; wells, 18 ft.).
Then to, 3 in., pass over Jebel Selmah by narrow
difficult path obstructed by rocks, barely prac­
ticable for loaded camels. ’ Descent through rocky
country to, 21 m., Feid. Then through volcanic
desert with basalt outcrops to, 32 m., Kehafah.
The difficulties of the J. Selmah pass cause this
route to be avoided unless it is desired to call at
Feid.]
68 38 Kehafah, village; unwalled; 250 inhab.; small gardens ;
wells, 50 ft., some brackish ; ‘ fankhah ’ dates are.
the best local variety.
ABABIA II H

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