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ROUTE 20 : MU'ADHDHAM—HATL 147

miles.
total, .stages.
walled, and fortified with lighthouse-like towers ;
pop. 250-300. In the middle of the village is
a small open space, with a well-conduit ; water
sweet, but lukewarm.
Dir. NE. by E. over a plain of granite grit, the track
leading along the foot of the eastern slope of the
Aja ridge.
289 8 Qafar, town ; see I, p. 3S6. For the short stage from
Qatar to Ha’il, see above, p. 144 f.
299 10 HATL, town; see I, pp. 384 ff.

The following is a third Alternative Route from Teima to Ha’il,
and is based oil that followed by Miss Bell from Bir Heizan to Ha’il ;
it is the most northerly and shortest of the routes, but crosses the
longest distances of nefud :
miles.
total, stages.
54 TEIMA ; see main route, p. 143.
Dir. E. by N.
35 m. Track enters the nefud.
99 45 Bir Heizan, well.
General dir. E., across the nefud.
30 m. Track crosses loy' riclge.
138 39 Qulbdn, wells. [From Bir Heizan Miss Bell took a slightly
longer and more northerly course, touching Jebel
Zebran, 4 in. N. of Bir Heizan, and passing 2 m.
N. of Qulban wells, to which she diverged.]
Dir. E. by N., across the nefud.
31 m. Track leaves the nefud to the NW. of Jebel
Misma.
Dir. E., passing N. of Jebel Misma.

18 m. Pass southern end of western Habrdn (or
Hub rein) ridge.
11 m. Dir. ESE., track running below northern
peak of Jebel Habrdn (or Hubran).

6 m. Cross ridge of Jebel Habran, after which
dir. changes to slightly S. of E.
19 m. Pass N. of Jebel Rakfiam.
228 90 Water-hole (jelib), to NE. of Jebel Rakham.
General dir. E. by N.

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