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102 WESTERN ROUTES

miles.
total, stages.
44 m. Two peaks, also known as Umm el-MashiVIb,
passed 2 m. W.
G m. Pass Kudah peak 14 m. to SE.
3 in. Pass :Ard'ls peaks 4 m. to E.
1 in. Wadi Ghatlidth crossed and the Mu'allaq
desert entered.

44 m. Jebd Kluifa, a line of sugar-loaf peaks,
passed to I. ; at their foot there are rain-
pools.
Dir. NE. by N. continuing across the Ma'allaq desert.
3S2 25 Ma’allaq; camping-ground, no settlement.

The route immediately crosses a rocky ridge and
enters the desert of Kabushat, which is covered
with small, sharp, basaltic stones, very trying
for camels. Prom this point, for some 13 m.,
i
the route lies parallel to the Kabushat chain of
hills, distant about 5 m. W. Among these hills !
are the 20 wells of Kebshdn.
Dir. continues NE. by N.
6 m. Cross Wadi Jehdm, running E. and W.
7 m. Jebd Jalwah is passed, a mile or so E. of the
track.
397 15 Shiblrmah, 20 wells with good water at about 20 ft.
Dir. N. generally, leaving the Kabushat desert and
ascending. i
24 m. Enter the RV HilUt, a long defile in volcanic
country, and descend.
407 10 Camping-ground at the end of the defile, at the foot of
Jebel Hillit.
9 m. Cross a rocky ridge and turn NE. by E.
10 m. Cross a ravine.
Dir. soon changes to NE.
3 m. The track comes abreast of a ridge of rocks
to E., which it passes for about 4 m. \
6 m. A tract of country is entered where there is
good grazing.
3 m. Cross a ravine to a plain covered with
granitic stones and pebbles.
2 m. Pass abreast of the southern extremity of
the Jebel Khazdz chain, which lies to W. of
route.