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sea-level, traversed from E. to W. by the ridge Ja.1 el-Yah. 50 ft.
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high and half a mile broad, covered with round stones.
V. Qira‘ el-Marru, N. of Jahrah, the name signifying barren
pebbly waste, it is a strip 6 miles broad, at an elevation of 250-
300 ft., waterless, but with some camel-grazing.
vi. Zaqlah, a small tract between Jahrah and Qira‘ el-Marru. It is
a basin draining to a central hollow, with grazing for camels.

vii. Zor, on the N. side of Koweit Bay. Chiefly a range of hills
running NE. and SW., passing 3 miles NW. of Jahrah. A small
valley, Jauf el-Mutla1, drains into the plain, 1-5 miles broad, called
Slf (‘ the beach ’), between the range and the bay. This plain is
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barren and stony, though muddy in parts, and contains numerous
wells. Near the E. end of the range are the wells of Mugheirah. I
Of the southern districts TJmm Janeib is a generic term for the !
following coastal and adjoining tracts : Kabd, Qra'ah, ‘Adan, Salu‘,
Hazeira, and perhaps the N. part of Sudah. It should, however, be
noted that the term is by some confined to a small district W. of
Hazeim, and here included in that tract.
i. Qra‘ah, a barren sandy tract between Kabd and the Persian Gulf,
and S. of Koweit Bay: it contains the town of Koweit. Among wells
in the tract, in addition to Malah (see Route No. 10), are ‘Adeillyah,
3 miles S. of Koweit, a Bedouin camping-ground with 100 wells ;
and two wells on or near the coast, Keifan, on the E. side of Ras el-
Ardh, about £ mile from the point, and Qcileisiyah, 10 miles SE. of
Koweit and 11 miles from the coast, with 6 wells with good water
at 27 ft. The Sheikh of Koweit’s private water-supply is obtained
from two wells four miles from Koweit (see p. 29G). The wells of
Jadddiyah and Suleiblyah are by some included in this tract.
ii. lAddn, immediately S. of the preceding, a ridge-like plain of
softish sand running S. for 22 miles to the hill of Qreyyin, and 10-20
miles in width. The population consists chiefly of wandering Arabs,
camping about the wells, but the following coast villages deserve
notice : 1. Faneitis, 8 miles S. of Ras el-Ardh ; G or 7 wells.
2. Fantd.s, 16 miles from Koweit; 100 houses, mixed Arab popula­
tion ; cultivation of barley, fruits, and vegetables ; 300 date-palms ;
about 30 wells, worked by donkey-power, with water at 20 ft.

I 3. Abu Haleifah, 18 miles from Koweit; 50 houses with mixed
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population ; date-grove ; cultivation of barle}1-, fruits, and vege­
tables ; about 30 wells, good water at 20 ft. 4. Fciheihil, 21 miles
from Koweit; 50 houses, mixed Arab population ; some live stock ;
about 20 wells with good water at IS ft. 5. ShVaibah, about 24
miles from Koweit; 15 houses within a ruinous fort; 10 wells with
good water at 16 ft. ; a few pearl-boats.
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