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232 SOUTH-WESTERN ROUTES

miles,
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total, stages
side by lofty mountains for 84 miles to end
of stage.
48 22 Ghdr nl-Hindi, where road joins Wadi Yiba. There is
no village, but a large rock cave affords shelter.
The Humeidah boundary ends here and that of
Rabi'ah Mujatirah begins.
Dir. SW. through woods by the side of the Wadi Yiba,
which generally contains flowing water.
m. Rdf, a resort of nomads.
3 m. Markh, a resort of nomads.
24 m. Hajaya, a narrow gorge.
2 m. Tahun en-Nasrdni, a nomad resort.
3 m. Khurs, a nomad resort.
68-£ 204 Jama‘ah Rabi‘ah, where the road from Sabt el-‘Umr
joins and the Rabi'ah Mujatirah boundary ends.
Juma'ah Rabi'ah lies in a fertile valley amongst
hills, and consists of about 20 stone-built houses.
An important market is held every Friday and
the country produces 3 crops yearly, dukhn,
dhura, simsim, indigo, limes, and vegetables
being grown.
The road here leaves Wadi Yiba and goes
WNW. through Bela'ir territory, passing about
a dozen villages surrounded bv cultivation, of
which the most important is Suq el-Habil.
12 m. Suq el-Habil, small village 'with market.
6 in. Mishrif, small village in Wadi Mishrif.
Road goes due W. down the wadi.
81H 21 J5z Bela‘ir, large village of about S00 straw huts and
a Turkish Markaz. The Sikkat el-HelawIyah
(see Route No. 50) joins at this point.
The road leaves the wadi here and continues
over level country with patches of cultivation to
Qunfudah.
I m. A small settlement of Manadil Ashraf.
4 m. The road enters the Beni Zeid boundaries.
4^ m. Dar el-Wadi, large village of about 400
straw huts.
II m. The village of Mashd'ikh and, in close sue-
cession, the small villages of ZayCdah and
Jd‘.