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ROUTE 33 : YAMBO‘—MEDINA 193

miles.
total, stages.
compared with that from Medina to Safrah, also
given by Burckhardt, which is included in Route
No. 27, pp. 165 ff. ; see also the note which
follows that description on p. 167.]

C. Route according to the Egyptian War Ofeice Itinerary,
WHICH GIVES STAGES ONLY
YAMBO4 EL-BAHR, port; see I, p. 114 f.
14 14 Nakhl.
44 30 Wali en-Ni‘am.
50 6 Bir Sa'id, water-hole ; see above, p. 188 (m. 50 of
Route A).
61 11 Bir Naqb el-Far.
694 84 Hamra, village ; see above, p. 188 (m. 64 of Route A).
82 124 Jedeidah, village ; see above, pp. 188, 191 (m. 764 of
Route A, and m. 73 of Route B).
103 21 Bir ‘Abbas, well; see above, p. 189 (m. S8 of Route A).
117 14 Mahall esh-Shuhada; ruined walls and graves ; see
above, pp. 189, 192 (m. 1024 of Route A, and
m. 105 of Route B).
122 5 Mahall el-Biyat.
1274 54 Mahattat esh-Shuryufi.
144“ 164 Ab’ar ‘Ali (Bir ‘Ali), well(s) and hamlet ; see above,
Route No. 27, p. 165.
151 7 MEDINA, town; see I, p. 116 f.

ROUTE 34

AKABA—MECCA
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Direction : SE. by S. generally. distances are computed at
Distance : Crow-tly, 650 inilea ; road, 697 miles. The distances ar e I
the rate o£ 2.V m. per hr.
('"htiracter and Supplies : see p. 50.
miles.
total. stages.
Akaba, village; see I, p. Ill f.
Dir. S. by W. along sea-shore for 7 hrs. ; then a very
narrow path between hills for 1 hi'.
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