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miles.
total* stages.
jowari cultivation ; water-supply from a sul­
phurous spring, too hot to keep the hands in.
Dir. NE. at first, close to the shore along cliffs from 20
to 30 ft. high ; then inland, passing throucdTa
jumble of low volcanic hills.
9 m. Dls, a populous oasis ; some old forts ; culti­
vation of sugar-cane in the neighbourhood.
Track then leads across stony desert.
66 15 Ghaidliah (1), hamlet with a few huts ; good water.
Dir. SE., at first over firm ground and then over heavy
sand, returning to the coast at Dhafghan.
6 m. Dhafghan, small village in a crap in the
cliffs.
Dir. E., afterwards bearing generally ENE. along the
coast; basalt rocks occur here and there in
this section of the route, and the track runs a
little inland now and then to avoid the rough
ground ; several water-courses are crossed.

5 m. Bdghashwah, hamlet near a headland (300 ft.
high) of the same name ; water collects in
pools after rain ; several springs of good
i
water in the neighbourhood, and some
cultivation. -Jebel Hamum is visible about s
5 m. inland. !
13 m. Qarn, a small scattered hamlet.
l-o- m. Track passes a date grove and a square fort
in ruins.
92 26 Qusei'ir, small fishing village, walled on the land side,
and consisting of a few stone buildings, a castle,
and huts ; there are four detached towers on
the sea side ; a few fishing boats : anchorage
under the shelter of a small natural breakwater,
boats lying on either side according to the direc­
tion of the wind.
Dir. NE. along the top of low cliffs, and over alter­
nating tracks of black basalt and soft sand,
m. Hurrah, a hamlet with a round tower.
2.1- m. Sarclr, a few huts of mud and bamboo, and
a cemetery here should be
a few palms ;
passed on the windward side.
- m. Cross a water-course.
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