"الطرق في بلاد فارس" [‎٥‎٧‎٥] (٨٥٢/٦٠٨)

575
R oute N o. 172 — concld.
Dortion of the road lying between Qal'at Zumurmd and Qal at-
L Surah is hilly and somewhat difficult. From the latter
halting place, where there is a very fine well about 90 feet deep,
the route lies east-south-east across a granitic desert much in
tersected with bat-Ms, and extremely barren. Towards the end
of the first day out from the Hajj route a winding watercourse
at the southern foot of Jabal Anamar is entered. Havin
rounded this mountain the caravans make their w a y, among8
innumerable ravines and small granite peaks towards Jaba^
Daham which overlooks the Khaibar oasis from le ■
entered during the early portion of the tat days mareh
into Khaibar.
ROUTE No. 173.
F rom MA'AN to AL -MADINAH.
535 miles. 23 stages.
AutUrities and Dates.—Doughty, December 1876 ;
Lieutenant -Colonel F. B. Mtunsell, July 1907.
Epitome.
General Description. -Tins is a route for camel transport.
It is followed yearly by the Syrian Hajj, which consisted m
1876 of about 6.000 men and 10,000 animals, mostly can.. .
Now that the Hejaz Railway is open to Al-Madmah this route
will probably fall into disuse except by the very poor.
There are several long stretches without water, and what
there is is often not very good.
Fuel and fair camel grazing are obtainable.
Supplies. —In large quantities would not g^era ly ^ avad-
able except at Al-Madinah. During the journey of the Haj] the
Bedoifin bring in supplies which they sell to, or exchange with,
the pilgrims. For detail of R. S. see Route Ro. 1/8.