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142 WESTERN ROUTES

miles.
total, stages.
3 m. Wadi Mekaffa ; a strong spring 1 hr. E. of
the roach
!) m. Wadi, Semiiah.
74.V 21 MA‘AN, station on the Hcjaz Railwa}'.

ROUTE 19
AKABA—MA'AN—TEEN LA
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Authority: Akaba-Ma'fm, see Route No. 18. Ma'iin-Tcima, Indian Govt. Road
Rook, from native information ; supplemented by a few details from the
Gazetteer of Arabia.
Direction : NE. to Ma’iin ; then generally SE.
Distance : Crow-fly, 270 miles ; road, 3S7 miles.
Character and Supplies : seo p. 44 f.

miles.
total, stages.
Akaba village and fort; see I, p. Ill f.
Eor the stages to Ma‘an, see above, Route No. IS,
pp. 136 fi.
734 734 MA‘AN, station on the Hejaz Railway; see above, p. 121,
and Route No. 18, p. 138.
Dir. SE., across vast limestone plain covered with
black flint and intersected by water-courses which
are dry except after rain ; about o days to next
stage ; good going.
198 1244 Hau-sa, 1 well, situated in a wadi, excellent water at
depth of 40 ft., but apt to run dry after much use.
Dir. SSE., through hilly country for 1 day ; across
eastern spur of Jebel Itbeik, at elevation of about
.
3,000 ft. ; track then winds among sand-dunes
and sandstone rocks.
243 45 Jlutjhairah, several well-pits, with good water near sur­
face, but of reddish colour ; route continues
among disintegrated sandstone hills and here and
there flat-topped mountains, black at summit and
red at sides ; generally good going.
287 44 Fajar, a well containing good water, situated in valley of
same name, in midst of vast stretch of barren
desert; country round about somewhat broken
with sandstone outcrops; on this account the
well is difficult to locate, and it is dangerous to

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