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ROUTE 16: BOREIDAH—RIYADH 119

miles.
total, stages.
4 m. Wacli running NE. Pass in succession,
1 m. Khis, village (200 inhab.), and,
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2 in. Ruweulhah, village (350 inhab. ; groves ;
wells, 45 ft.). Then cross broad clayey
Mishqar valley, sloping to N., and ascend
rocky slope.
[More direct path runs E. from Ghat gardens, and
after 2 m. ascends Toweiq plateau and, leaving
Hatabah hill N., crosses stony desert with scanty
bush to Mejma' in 6-7 hours.]
i Descend stony wadi (tributary to main wadi), and
cross it to S. side.
91 24 Mejma‘, town; see I, p. 368.
Dir. ESE. up stony wadi. Ascend spur and descend
to same wadi again.

i 9 m. Jwai (or Ijwai), village, seen 1 m. off road to
right.
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Cross spur, passing Hatha rock 3 m. away. Cross
sha'ib and over stony desert to wadi.
110 19 Jalajil (or Janajil), town ; see I, p. 369.

i Dir. E. up side valley and over Zadihan spur to
Jalajil wadi again.
G m. Tuweim, town ; see I, p. 369. Pass W. of
village and gardens, and, 1 m., Tuweim el-
‘Avd, village. Over spur to wadi again and
pass Dakhilah village (225 inhab. ; small
gardens ; wells, 50-80 ft.), 1 m. right.

S. of Dakhilah lies, 2 m., Raudhah, village
(1,000 ? inhab.; ruined walls and towers; large
groves ; wells, 40-90 ft.) in wadi Batin
es-Sedeir.

5m. Hasun, village; 200 inhab.; small groves;
wells, 45-S5 ft. Follow up its sha'ib ( = Batin
es-Sedeir) flowing to Sha'Ib el-'Ajsh (see
below).
14m. Hautah, village; 750 inhab.; large groves;
wells, 40-110 ft.
1 m. Janub'njah, village; 400 inhab.; gardens; wells,
40-90 ft.
Cross shalib to
1 m. Muqbilah, village; gardens; and, 4 m., ‘Attar,

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