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R oute N o . 174— contd,
2 ASH-SHURAFA 14 hours. About south.
AND UMM-AL- At i hour from Dar-
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22 hours. UZ AM. al-Humur, traok enters
an ' Aqabah called Al-Ulwa, which takes li hours to ascend.
It then ascends to a place called 'Ush-al-Ghurab {the crow a
nest) at 12 hours from Al-Ulwa.
It then ascends for J hour to some tombs called Ash-Shuhadft
(the martyrs) and then descends to end of stage where there is
no village and no water ; ground so hard that pegs can only be
driven into it with difficulty.
3 MAGHAIYIR 12 hrs. About south.
SHA'IB. Track winds between
34 hours. hills to end of stage,
which is 2 hours from Wadi Madian. Drinkable water, fertile
land and cultivation. Date trees. Close to it on the sea shore
grow fruit trees such as fig, grape and lemon.
4 ' AYUN-AL-QA- 14 hours. South by west.
——— SAB. Easy track. Abl,
48 hours. Saut, and Magi trees.
'Ayun-al-Qasab is situated on the sea shore near a stream
which flows into the sea. Many date trees. Dukhn and barley
are cultivated; also straw (sarkar) for the manufacture of mats.
5 AL-MUWAI-LAH 12 hours. South-south-east.
Track first crosses a
60 hours. hill, and then runs
along the sea shore on shingle for 11 hours ; it then descends to
end of stage.
Al-Muwaliah, a village with a fort; a few houses built of
stone and bricks, but majority of palm branches and mud. Drink
ing water from wells. Date trees and some cultivation of
water-melons, cucumbers, and tobacco.
Here starts Route No. 167, Muwailah-Tabuk.
6 SALMAH (or DIA ; South-south-east.
or ABAR-AS SU- Track easy at first,
72 hrs. LTAN) DHABA ? over sandy plain.
Two hours before end of stage, a narrow path, called Shaqq-
al-Aqaza, is followed. Camels go in single file to end of stage.
Salmah a small hamlet, containing a tower for guards.
Drinkable water. Trees. Sailing boats take wood and charcoal
from here to Suez.
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