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ROUTE 68 : ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO SHIBAX 303

miles.
total- stages.
7 m. Rahbah, village, with tank of bad water.
The wadi here, in places, is much shut in by-
overhanging cliffs.
10 m. Sahut. Track bears W.
91 21 Nihdr, village.
Dir. N. by E., continuing down wadi, which narrows to
300 yards at one point, where there is a tower;
there are a few trees here and there.
74 m. Kuna, village.
24 m. Bir Bin Abudein village; two wells, good
water.
2 m. Birk.
6 m. Ghazz, well. Wadi Sanghur comes in r.
Below this point, numerous villages are
passed, each consisting of a group of hovels
round a tower ; manv flocks. Road con-
tinues along stony bed of wadi.
115 24 Bah, village.
Dir. N. for about 5 miles.
1 m. Old fortress, on spur jutting out from cliff ;
the wadi is here very fruitful and contains a
stream (Ghail5 Umr) and miles of palm-groves. !
4 m. Wadi ‘Adam is left; alt. 1,450 ft. Track
turns abruptly W. by S. up side valley, which
gradually narrows to a mere ravine.
3 m. Very steep ascent begins, extremely difficult
for camels; then track, turning N., winds
across tableland, alt. 3,000 ft.
12 m. Farash, a few' rough shelters ; water ; scanty
^razing
Dir. N. by W., descending sharply into Wadi Bin Ali,
a tributary of the main Hadhramaut Wadi, some
1.500 ft. below tableland ; the track leads down
the wadi.
!
4 m. Masra.
1 m. Jabra.
3 m. Bahzeil. ruins, to 1
® 3*4 SHIR AM, town : see L p. 234 f.