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ROUTE 17: MA'AN—MEDINA 127

Dist. km. Alt.
Inter- Station.
Total. ft,
mod.
There are about 100 palm trees,
the remains of old palm gardens.
The water drains into a depres­
sion to the NW.
Camp of Huweitat Arabs.
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After Dhat el-Hajj there is, on
an average, one culvert per km.
s:. for the first 10 km., and then

only 1 on the next 12 km. After
km. 152-50 the line ascends
slowlv. For the first 12 km.,
the country is undulating, with a
line of low hills on the E. Then
the line enters a plain, at first
narrow like a valley, but soon
opening out to a width of 9 or
10 km.
173-00 23-50 2,054 Bir Hurrnas Station building on E. side
of line ; 1 loop-siding. Well,
yielding 18,000 gallons a day ;
water 3 or 4 ft. below ground
level. Water-tower with iron
tank, fed by windmill and steam
pump.
At Bir Hurrnas the plain
•widens yet further ; the ground
is sandy with stony patches, and
very level. The line of hills on
E. ceases, and the country is
; •! flat for 50 or 60 kilometres. On

W. is a line of hills, 15 or 20 km.
distant. The ground drains
imperceptibly eastward, where
a lake (Khabrat el-Muhtatah)
forms in wet weather.
Only seven culverts in this
stretch.
195-50 22-50 2,126 Hazm Stone blockhouse on W. side
of line ; 1 loop-siding ; no water.
Line traverses sandy and

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