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ROUTE 62 : ADEN—YERIM 279

miles.
total, stages.
6 m. Samdrah, small walled village of mud-built
houses, to 1., with commodious inn,half-wayup
pass; ruined castle on neighbouring height.
Ascent now fairly easy for $ m. ; then
track becomes steep and tortuous again.
2 m. Samdrah Pass, summit; alt. 9,400 ft. ;
highest point between Ibb and Yerim.
Dir. NE., by a tortuous descent to cultivated plain,
with general elevation of 8,600 ft. ; then, for
some 8 miles, the track runs more or less on the
level, along green valley, passing small hamlet of
Madraf.
6 m. Arba'at el-Qala; (Gala‘), village and junction
of four roads. [Road here comes in SE.
from Qa'tabah via Sobe ; see Route No. 61,
p. 274.]
194 20 YERIM, town; see I, p. 169.

ROUTE 63

ADEN—QA'TABAH

(via Nubat Dakim and Khoreibah)

Authorities: Aden Mil. Report, supplemented bv information from Harris, 1892,
and Manzoni, 1877-80.
General Direction : NNW. to Nubat Dakim ; then, roughly, N.
Distance : Crow-fly, 81 miles ; road, 90 miles.
Character and Supplies: see p. 58.

miles.
total. stages.
ADEN, town ; see I. p. 203 f.
[For routes from Aden to Nubat Dakim via Lahej,
see above, Route No. 61, pp. 265 ff. A more
direct route via Bir Salim, which corresponds at
the beginning and end with Route No. 61, is given
below For details of the stage to Bir Sa'Id *Ali
see Route No. 61. p. 266; take the Eastern
of the three alternative tracks starting from Dar