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194 WESTERN ROUTES

miles.
totaL stages.
20 20 Bar el-Humur ; ancient village on sea-shore, inhabited
by Assabln and 4Omran tribes. Dates ; drinking-
water is obtained at a little depth by digging.
Dir. S. ; in £ hr. enter an 4aqabah, called El-Ulv:a,
which takes U hr. to ascend ; 10 hrs., lUsh d-
Ghurab; £ hr., tombs called Esh-Shuhada ;
descent.
55 .35 Shurafa and Umm el-Uzam; no village, nor water ;
very hard ground.
Dir. S. between hills. |
85 30 Maghayyir Sha‘lb, drinkable water; fruit trees and
cultivation.
Dir. S. by W. for a short distance and then SSE.,
over easy track with trees here and there.
120 35 ‘Ayun el-Qasab, on the sea-shore near a stream ; date-
trees and cereals.
Dir. SSE., first over a hill, then on shingle along shore '
for 11 hrs.
150 30 Muweilah, village and fort ; see I, p. 112. [Route
No. 30, to Tebuk, goes off r.]
Dir. SSE. over sandy plain for 25 m., then by a narrow
path, Shaqq el-Aqaza, along which camels go in
single file.
180 30 Dhaba, hamlet, with tower for guards. Drinkable water:
trees ; boats take wood and charcoal to Suez ;
see I, p. 112.
Dir. SSE. over sandy, flinty, and salt soil.
210 30 Aslam, ruined fort; wells, bad water.
Dir. SSE. over similar ground.
240 30 Istabal ‘Antar, wells suitable for watering animals.
Dir. SSE. over similar ground.
270 30 Wejh, port; see I, p. 113f. [Route No. 31, to El-'Ala,
goes off E. by N.]
Dir. SE. by S.
307 37 4Aqrah ; no water ; trees.
Dir. SSE.
337 30 Hanak ; no water.
Dir. SSE. Track narrows to path only wide enough
it then ascends over
for camels in single file ;
sandy ground.
370 33 IIlira ; water and date-palms. !