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260 SOUTH-WESTERN ROUTES

miles.
total, stages.
Dir. N.

2 m. Cross wide wadi (probably one of the upper
reaches of the Kharid River). Several other
water-courses crossed before Medinatein.
1 m. Beni Hawat, village, about 1 m. E. of road.
9 m. Hizam, village.
7 m. Medinatein, village, with ruins, to E.
Dir. NNW.
28 28 Na'at (Naqt), large village, situated about m. E. of
track.

5 m. Reidhah, village. A road from ‘Amran joins
in 1. The track traverses Hashid country
as far as Khaiwan.
5 m. Ghulah, village. The route crosses a plateau.
52 24 KHAMIR (Khamr), town ; see I, p. 170.
[Road from ‘Amran joins in 1.]
Dir. N. by E., now approaching lower plain country.
16 m. Huth.
Dir. NW.
79 27 Khaiwan.
Dir. N.
8 m. Dhalab. Dir. N. by E.
97 18 ‘Ashimiyah. Dir. NNW. across plateau.
15 m. ‘Abdein, hamlet. A road comes in E. from
Rajj.
Dir. W. by N.
115 18 SA‘DAH, town; seel. p. 171.
Track comes in NE. from Makhlaf.
Dir. NNW., across undulating plateau.
16 m. Dhuhyan.
Dir. N. across undulating plateau.
17 m. Raghdfah.
Dir. NE. across undulating plateau. . ,
10 m. Karddh. Continue NE. Track winds ( o"1
from plateau.
166 51 Dhahran, the chief village of the Wada'ah ; •Nee abo\i'.

p. 218. ,
Dir. NNW., across water-course, and then ascem •
15 m. Haudh Ibn Ziyad.
Dir. NNW., still ascending to head of watei
descending.