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222 .SOUTH-WESTERN ROUTE(

miles.
total, stages.
18£ 18i- Wadi Ibl, which contains several villages, is passed.
1 m. Dcirajah, a narrow gorge between 2 hills
where the Sherif gained a victory in lyin'
Continue over hilly country with patches
of cultivation.
6 m. The foresUof Dhohi is entered.
2 m. Jebel Khodat is passed on the west.
2 m. Shijr, small village.
1 m. Moioein, small village.
3 m. Al A'mer, small village.
i m. Al Umm Sha'ir, small village.
2 m. Bu'aJcah, small village.
41 22-i Beihan, small village in a wadi of the same name.
The road enters the Beihan pass and the Balasmar
territory.

1 m. Madfa\ a village. The road now passes
through hillv and well-wooded countrv.
6i- m. Hudwah, wadi with scattered farms. Jebel
Sadwan is close to the road on the W. Im­
mediately after, the Balasmar territory ends
and that of Beni Shihir begins.
1 m. Tanumah, large village of about 200 stone
houses, with other villages near ; former
Turkish Markaz. Wadi Tanumah always
contains nrnning water. Country is well
irrigated, and wheat, barley, and lentils grow
in abundance.
1 m. Sabt Ibn El-‘Arif, large stone-built village
in valley surrounded by hills, A big market
is held here every Saturday. After crossing
Wadi Laghr, in which there is running water
and irrigation-channels, the road goes up a
steep and rockv gorge between two mountains
known as Meshehadein.
54 13 Dhdhdrah, on the top of the ‘aqabah, a small village
belonging to the Beni Mashhur section of the
Beni Shihir. The road now continues over
fertile and undulating country, in which the
onions
main crops are dhura, wheat, potatoes,
and bersim.