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SOUTH-WESTERN ROlL
286 tCS

miles.
total, stages.
well close to village ; another well lies half
a mile to NE., but water only fit for animal*
354 104 ‘Amudlyah, a larger village than Zinjabar, about half
a mile NW. of road ; two wells ; good place for
camp NE. of village, where there is plenty of
open ground.
Road for one mile rather heavy ; then verv
good all the wav to ‘Asalah.
5 m. Wadi Hasan crossed ; 400 yds. wide, increas­
ing to half a mile or a mile in flood.
4 m. ‘Asalah, deserted town, situated on small
hill close to road on N. side ; one or two
wells, but, when there is any water in them,
it is brackish.
Road hard for two miles ; it then becomes
sandy, and there is a very tiring ascent for
two miles ; then a trying descent for about
the same distance.
6 m. Seilat Seilah, dry river-bed about 150 yds.
broad ; a shallow well about 300 yds. up
the bed.
Road here approaches coastline and follows
it more or less closely for rest of way, crossing
three or four dry river beds (seilat) with well
in each, but water salt.
9 m. Road emerges upon level plain ; then winds
in and out amongst small sandhills.
24 m. Seilat Udeba, one well; open ground to
end of stage.
63 274 SHtJGHRAH (Shuqrah), town; see I, p. 209.