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126 WESTERN ROUTES
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l)ist. km. Alt.
Total. Inter- ft. Station.
mcd.
route, 2 miles to W. on hills.
Fair well yielding 3,300 gallons
a day; and an Arab encamp­
ment.
Blockhouse. One loop-sid­
ing ; 13 sunken barrels in 1907.
/ * Only 17 culverts between
Mudawwarah and Qal'at el-
Ahmar.
About 10 km. S. of Mudaw­
warah are some small wadis
draining into a depression with
salt incrustation W. of the line.
From km. 128 the line ascends
gradually. North of Qal'at el-
Ahmar, line curves E. to avoid
sand-dunes.
135-57 22-57 2,469 QciVatel-Ahmar Stone building on E. side of

line ; loop-siding.. No natural
water; 6 sunken barrels in 1907.
Line descends by an easy
gradient.
Guard-house ; 1 loop-siding ;
2 tents ; 4 sunken barrels in
1907.
147-50 11-93 Bridge. Five arches of 4
metres each.
149-50 2-00 Dhat el-Hcijj Station, with 1 loop-siding
(Zdt el-Hcijj) and 2 stone buildings on E. side
of line. Well with abundant
water ; water-tower, steam and
windmill pump ; mile E. is an
old fort or qal!ah, on the pilgrim
route, standing in a little lonely
oasis on the edge of a barren
plain ; water is plentiful a few
inches under ground. In the
qaVah is a well of good water 1
metre below' the surface ; out­
side is a large stone reservoir

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