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                             ROUTE 49 :
                                                 MUHA’IL—QU>




                                               ROUTE 49

                              MUHA’IL—QUNFUDAH (via

                               (Tarlq es-Sultani or Sikkat el-

                              Authority : Native information.
                              General Direction : N. and then W
                              Distance.: Crow-fly, 72 miles ; road, 1(
                              Character and Supplies : see p. 54 f.

                miles.
             total, stages.
                            MUHA’IL, town; see I, p. 142 f.
                               Dir. NW. over level cultivate
                                     Musa territory.
                                    7 m. Turqzish, small ston
                                            enters A1 ed-Dureib.
                                    4i m. Musabbah, small vill
                                            el-HelawIyah to Qu
                                            (see below, Route No
                                Dir. due N.
                                         m. Cross Wadi Baqr (Bi
                                            tween A1 ed-Dureib
                                             Baqr always contains
                                               The rich district ot
                                             containing more than
                                             lent cultivation. -
                                             road enters Humeidal
                                                                     em
                                             farther on reaches ^
                              Suq el-A‘jamah, a large T^kish
                  26 26
                                       former       ‘ ' °Upt (held c
                                       important      m“k Boacl sW
                                       neighbourhood-
                                       watered country village.
                                      9 m. Hasam J ‘ vV., a£l
                                              almost due             tee
                                              to descend        Sl,h*
                                              of :Aqflba\,i with




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