"الطرق في بلاد فارس" [‎٢‎٧‎٧] (٨٥٢/٣١٠)

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R oute N o . 76— cmtd.
The following additional facts about routes in 'Oman were
supplied by Lieutenant C. H. Gabriel and others from native
information in 1905 :—
(w) Routes from Barkah and Masna'ah to Rustaq converge
at Jammah in Wadi Fara' and thence ascend Wadi
Fara' to Rustaq. Tho distances from Barkah and
Masna'ah, respectively, are 10 and 6 hours by caravan,
(n) A route from Suwaiq to Rustaq reaches Wushail in
Wadi Fara' and thence follows Wadi Fara' to
Rustaq. Distance 8 hours by caravan.
(o) A route from Masna'ah to Dhank lies up Wadi Banl
Ghafir from Dihas to Khafdi; it then reaches Miskin,
in Wadi-al-KabTr. From Miskin, there are alterna
tive ways to Dhank, one via 'Aridh in Wadi-al-KabTr
and Yanqul in Wadi Dhank, the other via Khadal
in Wadi-al-Jailah and Fida in Wadi Dhank. Distance
to Miskin 10 hours by caravan (apparently under
estimated), and thence by the alternative ways 12 and
24 hours, respectively.
(p) A route from Suwaiq to Dhank follows Wadi Bani
Ghafir from Hoqain to Khafdi and beyond that point
is identical with the last route. Total distance 30
hours by caravan.
(q) A route from Khaburah to 'Ibri follows Wadi-al-Hawasi-
nah from Ghaizain to Mijzi, whence Miskin in Wadi-al-
KabTr is reached; from Miskin it continues down
Wadi-al-Kabir toDariz and so to'Ibri. Total distance
24 hours by caravan.
(r) A route from Khaburah joins the ordinary Wadi-al-Jizi
route from Sohar to Baraimi at Sahailah in Wadi-al-
Jizi. Distance from Khaburah to Sahailah 12 hours
by caravan.
(s) There is a route from Saham to Yanqul which goes by
Falaj-ash-Shakhariyin and Wuqbah in Wadi 'Ahin.
Distance 18 hours by caravan.
(i) The way from Yanqul to 'Ibri is vid 'Aridh in Wadi-al-
KabTr, down that wddi to Dariz, and so to 'Ibri.
Distance 9 hours by caravan.
From th« map Itjwould teem that some of the diitancet have been undeiMti*
mated ot that a very high rate of travtl has b*en aunmcd.—C. C, £, U.