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ROUTE 58 : SANA—RIYADH 257

miles.
total, stages.
Dir. NNE.
52 m. Saldmiyah Pass, over Jebel Birk.
Dir. NE.
729 77 Hilwah, town ; see I, p. 361.
Dir. N. by W.

738 9 Hautah, town; see I, p. 361. Route from Hasa (Hofuf)
joins in r.
Dir. slightly N. of E., curving round a spur of Jebel
Hileyyah.
748 10 Hariq, town ; see I, p. 361.
Dir. E. at first, following for a short distance a track
to Dilam. The route then bears NNE. and skirts
the eastern slope of Jebel ‘Aliyah.
20 m. Ausat, small village.
Cross Wadi Dhrumah.
796 48 Ha’ir, village, situated just above junction of Wadis
Hanifah and Dhrumah; 200 houses; about
10,000 date-trees. Fairly abundant water at
12-18 ft.; some cereals, lucerne, and vegetables,
and a few fruit-trees, but cultivation, in general,
poor.
Dir. NNW. down Wadi Hanifah.
12 m. Mesdni\ village to 1., 100 houses ; water near
surface ; ordinary fruit-trees and cereals ;
about 10,000 date-palms, joining those of
Manfuhah, 3 m. distant.
811 15 Manfuhah, town; see I, p. 360.
814 3 RIYADH, town ; see I, p. 357 f.

[The following an Alternative track from Tamxah (m. 652 of
main route) to Riyadh :
652 652 Tamrah, village ; see ab°ve’P'. “ ' k as far as
Dir. NNE. following the mam tracK.
52 m. Saldmiyah Pass, over Jebel i
Dir. NW.
685 33 Badi‘, village ; seel, p. JW-
I Dir. N. by E.
!
695 10 Raudhah, village ; see I, P-
Dir. NNW. About 6 iu. E. is Seih,
703 8 Kharfah, village ; see I, p-3b3; About i

a populous group of villages.
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