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ROUTE 25: MECCA—BORE1DAH 159

miles.
total, stages.
9S 28 ‘Asheirah (alt. 4,400 ft.); 12 wells, good water at 18 ft.
Dir. NNE.
9 m. Dir/, ridge running N. and S. ; then over
the Qishab Hurrah.
39 m. Ililyan.
15 m. Digheibiyah, 20 wells.
164 66 Marrdn, wells, good water.

15 in. Dahalah, a halting place without water. Track
then crosses the stony hurrah, or lava field.
204 40 ‘Iqbah, within the Qishab Harrah ; 60 wells, good water
at 8 ft.
Dir. ENE.
14 in. Route leaves the harrah and bears NE.
240 36 Daflnah, 8 or 9 large wells, good water ; they are wide
and difficult to draw from, and need a double
rope. Caravans often do not pass here.
Dir. ENE. ascending for 4 in., then descending.
11 in. Majrur or Majzar, a valley running N. and S.
Dir. continues ENE. over stony desert, Hazavi er-Bdji;
the track passes 2 m. W. of peaks called Dhind’ib,
a landmark and watering-place.
2S1 41 Ghathmah, 10 large wells, brackish water.
Dir. NNE. over a slightly ascending plain, possibly
passing Khadhdrah (brackish water) ; the track
then runs over level desert.
300 19 Sha'b el-1 Aslblydt, many wells, with water at 5-15 ft.,
at head of valley running N.
Dir. NNE., crossing Wadi Shabrdm (half-way between
Mecca and Boreidah).
330 30 Sufwiyah, numerous wells with brackish water.
Dir. NNE. Pass between ridges, W. of Jebel Sa£ar.
357 27 Dhariyah, village with cultivation ; 20 wells with water
at 40 ft.

Dir. at first NE. then N. by E., over scattered hills
and afterwards across plain.
397 40 Shabeiqlyah, wells, water plentiful ; no village.
[The position of Miskah, mentioned in native
information, is uncertain ; Doughty places it
10 m. W. of route, NW. of Shabeiqlyah, and says
it has less than 50 houses.]

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