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ROUTE 01 : ADEN—8AN'A 271

miles.
total, stages.
2 m. Habi es-Siiq. Here the river is probably left,
and the track goes NE. for 4 m. to Qa'tabab.
94 20 QA‘TABAH, town (alt. 4,430 ft.) ; see I, p. 170. The
town lies about 3 m. off the main road, to the
N. ; a branch road runs into it from the Custom
House on the side of the main road.
Dir. N. across very hilly country.
13 m. Saddah, village ; road enters village from
S. and goes out due W. ; then bears N.
21 m. Hamra, village.
Dir. W. at first, then NNW. ; track said to be good,
___ but it continues to pass through hilly ground.
136 42 YERlM, town ; see I, p. 169.
Between Yerim and San'a there are regular
caravanserais, some reputed to be clean and
comfortable.
Road proceeds for considerable distance straight
and level, but the ground is generally broken,
and the going bad till about 5 m. from
Dhamar.
12 m. Road overlooks the strikingly deep Wadi
el-Kha to 1., full of coffee-plantations beside
a stream ; then gentle ascent.

2 m. Dijishub (Dijisul), village, including a few
rough stone huts, to r. ; at a short distance
from village are a number of small tanks sup­
plied with good cold water from spring ; far­
ther on, 3 other sets of tanks. A large mass
of rock has fallen near here, partially blocking
the road. A short ascent over Neqil d-Jarr
en-Neba (alt. 7,200 ft.) ; then about 5 m.
level ground to Dhamar el-Jarr.

8 m. Dhamar el-Jarr (Castle of Jarr), village of
some size, with fortress built on summit of
isolated hill. 3 m. to Dhamar.
-5 DHAMAR, town ; see I, p. 169 f.
Dir. NW. for about 5 m., then N. by YV., by slight
ascent, to bare stony plateau, passing village
of Jaffa. Along this stage are several well-built
tanks, near the road; there are a number of wells
in the neighbourhood.