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ROUTE 15: HATL—RIYADH 117

miles.
total, stages.
Dir. E.; after a further 5 m., wadi opens out. 14 m.,
track from Sedus comes in left, and ruins and
gardens of ‘Ayeinah begin.
354 38 ‘Ayeinah, hamlet; scattered huts among ruins and
gardens extending for about 2 m.; wells.
Dir. E. in wadi bed among ruins and old well-holes.

* / c 5 m. Jubeidah, hamlet, ruined. Continuous groves.
6 m. Malqa, village, £ m. N. ; large gardens.
5 m. ‘Alf (Elb), village ; large gardens. Wadi bed
gravelly ; groves.
2 m. Leave. wadi and ascend left by Darciyah,
town (see I, p. 358), and over stony undu­
lating plateau.
Dir. SE. (for 6 m). lArja, village, seen 4 m. S.

9 m. Reach crest of plateau. View of Riyadh.
Approach through scattered groves and over
sandy plain to N. gate of Riyadh.
383 29 RIYADH, town ; see I, p. 357 f.

ROUTE 16

BOREIDAH—ZILFI—RIYADH

Authorities : Raunkiaer, 1912, compared with Palgrave, 1862 (Boreidah-Riyadh)
Shakespear, 1914 (Zilfi-Riyadh, but by different route from cAudah).
General Direction : E. and then SSE.
Distance : Crow-fly, 202 miles ; road, 252 miles (Boreidah-Riyadh via Shaqrah,
235 miles).
Character and Supplies : see p. 36.

miles.
total, stages.
BOREIDAH, town; see I, pp. 370ff.
Dir. ESE. through date groves to nefud (3 m.).

6 m. Wadi Rummah, clayey with little vegetation.
Then steppe followed by nefud gradually
increasing in depth and softness.
15 15 Shamdshyah, village, in clayey hollow among dunes ;

walled; 500 inhab.; groves; wells, 50 ft. Owned
by Boreidah.

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