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ROUTE 51 : MUHATL-HALI POINT 235

miles.
total, stages.
forest. The road joins the Wadi Dofa‘ and
continues down it.

8 m. Mayyein, a halting-place with a running
stream and palm trees. Soon after the road
turns SW.
7 m. Jebel Mitkhadmein, a lofty mountain, is
reached. i
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The road descends steeply for 2 hours
down the wooded declivity of ‘Aqabah
Mitkhadmein.
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24-o- 24i Wajrdn, where there are palm trees and water. Road
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still descends in a westerly direction through
forest and hills.
12 m. Kefeirah, plentiful water and a favourite
resort of nomads. 1

The country now becomes level and the
Wadi Dofa' changes its name to Wadi
Kefeirah. Soon after the Beni Hilal terri­
tory ends.
2 m. Sabt es-Sawalihah, a small village with good
wells, where a market is held every Saturday.
It belongs to the Beni Dhi'b, a detached
offshoot of the A1 Musa.
The district of Hali is now entered, and
the land of the ‘Abid el-Emlr. From here
to Hali Point there is an extensive cultiva­
tion of dukhn, dhura, indigo, and cotton, and
plentiful water.
2 m. Kiydd, village of about 250 straw huts with
good water.
2 m. Kidwah, small village.
The territory of the Ghawanimah is now i
entered.
1 m. Khe'i, small village.
“*8 23i Radha, village of about 300 huts. The Wadi Kefeirah
is now left and the Aulad el-'Alaunah country
entered.
91 m. Munjiyah, large village of about 500 huts.

The territory of the Shawarah section of
the Kinanahis now reached.
91 m. Kidu'at el-'Abid, small village.